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Hustle Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2009 - 2010
Season Five of the BBC's critically-acclaimed con artist drama "Hustle" opens with Mickey 'Bricks' (Adrian Lester) returning to London to face an upsetting situation: the members of the original gang have parted and gone their separate ways. Soon they do reunite, albeit with some key personnel changes; still present are Mickey, the newly paroled Albert (Robert Vaughn) and strategic planner Ash (Robert Glenister); new recruits include siblings Sean Kennedy (Matt Di Angelo) and Emma Kennedy (Kelly Adams). Marks this season include two nefarious intellectual property wizards and a wealthy bumbler named Alfie Baron (Tom Goodman Hill); meanwhile, Albert's parole is put at risk when the prison governor catches him running an illicit betting ring and the whole team risks being discovered by authorities while posing as lawyers and attempting to save a local community center.
Episode 1
Return of the Prodigal
Thu, Jan 8, 2009 59 mins
After a close call with Australian authorities, Mickey returns to London to find that even though Albert is behind bars, he still has a mark picked out: a hard-boiled young corporate exec and her assistant, whom they engage in an insider-trading scam.
Episode 2
New Recruits
Thu, Jan 15, 2009 58 mins
Mickey's new crew targets two intellectual-property experts whose deceitful and ruthless business practices have led to a suicide. Their plan is to pose as PR people pushing a security device for protecting valuable artworks.
Episode 3
Lest Ye Be Judged
Thu, Jan 22, 2009 59 mins
To celebrate Albert's parole, the con artists go to work on a greedy judge who was rumored to have been involved in a gold-bullion robbery. Meanwhile, Ash gives Sean pointers on working a casino con.
Episode 4
Diamond Seeker
Thu, Jan 29, 2009 58 mins
A deal falls through and the team is left holding a valuable diamond necklace that they need to dispose of or risk the wrath of a most dangerous mark (Patrick Bergin).
Episode 5
Politics
Thu, Feb 5, 2009 58 mins
When Mickey learns that a corrupt politician (Kate Fleetwood) is behind the planned demolition of a youth club's community center, he sets out to save the place and discredit the greedy grandstander.
Episode 6
The Road Less Travelled
Thu, Feb 12, 2009 59 mins
The cons go after a wealthy man (Tom Goodman Hill), who turns out to be a plant for a one of their former marks (Adam James) who is seeking retribution.
