“Where’s the remote?” are thrilled to be able to select in the 7th round the excellent BBC series,
HUSTLE
This grifting show will represent our
Crime/Law category. It is available to buy on DVD in North America in a 4 season gift pack and and can be seen on BBC Canada. Highly recommended just for its sheer style alone.
Hustle is a
British television comedy-drama series made by
Kudos Film & Television for
BBC One in the
United Kingdom.
Created by
Tony Jordan (who also wrote many of the scripts) hand in hand with
Bharat Nalluri who conceived the original idea,
Hustle follows a group of
London-based
con artists as they attempt to dupe money out of their victims ("
marks"). Despite their chosen trade, they adhere to codes such as "bad behaviour breeds bad luck". In particular they adhere to the first rule of the con "you can't cheat an honest man" because an honest man doesn't want something for nothing.
Each episode also amounts to a confidence game played upon the viewers through the use of misdirection and hidden plot details that are revealed at the end of the story. Not all cons depicted are successful, and some episodes focus on the characters dealing with the consequences of their actions. However, even if a con does fail, the characters usually come out on top in some way or other.
In addition to one long con, each episode features a number of short cons played by the major characters on members of the public. The short cons demonstrate the seemingly endless array of tricks professional con men possess and the ease with which short cons can be played.
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