Hustle: Season 4

In the fast-paced fourth season, there's still plenty of muscle in the hustles. Can cocky Danny (Marc Warren, Dracula, Band of Brothers) step up to lead the gang? Or should they bring in fresh blood in the person of street punk Billy Bond (Ashley Walters, Goal!, Get Rich or Die Tryin')? How soon before a porn baron, a charity crook, a ruthless nursing home owner or a Mafia don learn that the greatest con of all is to con a grifter? Screen legend Robert Vaughn (The Man from UNCLE, Superman III) plays Albert Stroller, the expert trickster who picks the targets. Along for the scams and stings is Ash (Robert Glenister, MI-5, Hitler: The Rise of Evil) with smoother-than-ever Stacie (Jaime Murray, The Taming of the Shrew, Agatha Christie's Poirot).

Episode 1 - The hustlers are back and off to sunny Los Angeles for their first con without old leader, Mickey. New boss, Danny, is out to prove himself and talks them into a scam, which might prove to be way over their heads. In the land of movies and stardom, can our gang really get away with selling the Hollywood sign from the famous Hollywood hills?

Episode 2 - Back in the UK, Danny is convinced the team needs a new grifter and begins interviews, but the candidates aren’t quite what the rest of the team are expecting. Meanwhile, Dickie Brennan, a ruthless porn baron, is keen to own a prize-winning horse. Of course, our con artists are willing to oblige, despite knowing nothing about horses. And while all this is going on, will anyone take any notice of Billy Bond, who will stop at nothing to join the gang?

Episode 3 - The grifters’ favourite barman, Eddie, is in trouble. The owner of his father’s nursing home is holding him ransom. Veronica Powell is a ruthless businesswoman, but she has a weakness: her wine collection. However, she is more wily than most and time is running out for Eddie’s father. Can Danny think of a decent con, or will our team go bankrupt trying to convince her?

Episode 4 - Clarissa Bartwell is an immoral woman with a passion for fashion. Using the Emperor’s New Clothes as inspiration for the con, Billy steps up to play the inside with Danny. However, there is someone hanging around who is threatening to blow their cover unless Billy hands over £20,000 in cash. Can Billy keep this threat at bay until the intricate con is over?

Episode 5 - The team is celebrating another successful and lucrative con. But the fun soon ends when they are taken hostage on their own territory, Eddie’s bar, by a man who accuses them of dishonouring his family. This time it’s personal. It’s not about the money. Have they gone too far, or can they find a way of negotiating themselves out of it alive?

Episode 6 - The team flies out to grifters’ heaven, Las Vegas, when they find out that Albert has been beaten up by mafia boss, Johnny Maranzano. The revenge? The apple of Johnny’s eye, Big Daddy fruit machine with a $5 million jackpot. Can the team find a way of robbing a casino that never closes and is under 24/7 security without getting caught or worse still - getting killed?

Regular Cast

Danny Blue......................Marc Warren (State of Play, The Vice, Band of Brothers)

Albert Stroller..................Robert Vaughn (The Man From U.N.C.L.E. The Magnificent Seven, Superman III)

Ash Morgan.....................Robert Glenister (Sirens, Murder, Prime Suspect 4, Jane Hall, Sally Lockhart)

Stacie Monroe................Jaime Murray (The Taming of the Shrew, Poirot: Mystery of the Blue Train)

Billy Bond.........................Ashley Walters (Bullet Boy, Last Rights, Stormbreaker, Life & Lyrics)

Barman Eddie................Rob Jarvis

Guest Stars

Episode 1

Anthony Westley...........Robert Wagner (Hart To Hart, Austin Powers, The Towering Inferno)

Richard Hamilton...........Steve Hytner

Episode 2

Dickie Brennan...............Jamie Forem (Oliver Twist 2005)

Episode 3

Veronica Powell.............Patricia Hodge (Sweet Medicine, Rumpole, Jemima Shore Investigates)

Episode 4

Clarissa Bartwell...........Frances Barber (Funland, Love in a Cold Climate, Real Women)

Nathan..............................Leon Black

Reece................................Malcolm Sinclair

As himself........................Richard Arnold (GMTV)

“Sure, Hustle stacks the deck by picking victims who aren’t very nice people … I’m not sure that’s even necessary. I’d probably root for Danny and Albert’s gang no matter what. Each episode breezes by so enjoyably that one’s willing to forgive a little moral evasion here and there. Besides, Hustle is easily one of the most handsomely made shows on cable TV … if you want to kick back with an hour of light yet intelligent escapism, you can’t do much better than Hustle.” -Maureen Ryan, Chicago Tribune

“…slick and stylish…” - Virginian-Pilot & Ledger-Star

“… finely plotted twists and turns of the various cons … it is nice to see Wagner again…” - Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times

“… irresistibly addicting. Set aside a chunk of time; if you watch one you’re going to want to watch ‘em all.” - J Peder Zane, News & Observer