"Hustle" As One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest, One Flew In (2007)

TV Series:

"Hustle" (2004)

Original Air Date:

18 April 2007 (Season 4, Episode 1)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

As Mickey leaves for a big score in Australia, Danny steps up to the mark as the gangs new leader, but can he convince a greedy American businessman to buy the Hollywood Hills sign?

Plot Keywords:

Con | Con Artist | Grifter | Scam | Con Man

Cast

Marc Warren	...	Danny Blue
Robert Glenister	...	Ash Morgan
Jaime Murray	...	Stacie Monroe
Robert Vaughn	...	Albert Stroller
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Scott Burn	...	Scott
Steve Hytner	...	Richard Hamilton
Rob Jarvis	...	Eddie
Adrian Lester	...	Mickey Stone
Geno Monteiro	...	Police Officer
Rudolph Porter	...	Pianist
Robert Wagner	...	Anthony Westley
Katie Walder	...	Janet
Ashley Walters	...	Billy Bond

Trivia:

Filmed on location in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, this is the first Hustle episode to be filmed outside of the UK and to use primarily US actors, save for the regular cast.

Goofs:

Plot holes: When Stacie and Anthony the mark see Ash being taken away by the police she panics and tells him that she is going to leave. However, she tells him using her English accent and not the fake American one she had been putting on in front of him throughout the episode. Because of this, Anthony would realize that he was being played or at least smell a rat.

Movie Connections:

References One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

Mcikey's Gone, but it's still got that Hollywood magic!

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

I wasn't the only one who was a little worried at the start of this new season, Adrian has left and with him been probably the most important character on the show, i felt the show could struggle without him.

I WAS WRONG The shows magic hasn't gone, one of the best ideas the writers have ever had, hustle in Hollywood. and the cast didn't fail to deliver, Marc warren as Danny blue was very convincing as the gang's new leader and i felt this new role brought out more emotion in him, especially the scene when Danny left the limo and Stacie went to comfort him. Also ash and Albert on top from as usual, but the real surprise was Jaime Murray as Stacie, who for me particularly in series 3 wasn't at her best and didn't get much of the story. this time now there's only 4 members gave her a chance to shine with lots of different roles, i hope this continues for the rest of the season.

The whole build up to the ending was superb, with for the first time in hustle, lots of things go wrong and mistakes are made by the team, but they eventually deliver the goods with a story that i never saw coming. Although it wasn't the perfect ending to the episode, i feel if shows opener is anything to go by we are in for a great series 4.