The Real Hustle

9:30pm – Friday, July 6 on ABC2

Presenters Alex Conran, Paul Wilson and Jessica Clement will appear as they’ve never been seen before.

After exposing hundreds of scams for the public, the hustlers have come up with new ways of keeping their identity secret. They have assembled a range of cunning disguises and characters which they’ll use to keep on exposing daring cons and scams.

And that’s not the only change. Each week Alex, Jess and Paul take a well-known personality and put them into the shoes of a hustler. They are given the inside track, learn the harsh realities of just how Britain’s shameless confidence tricksters set out to con us all, and of course they help to warn the public what to watch out for.

Episode Ten: Alex Conran and Jess Clement kick back and enjoy a slap-up lunch whilst the restaurant staff do the hustling for them.

British TV presenter Rick Edwards gets a blank job in the celebrity hustle and Alex cleans up some window cleaners’ profits.

9:45pm – Friday, June 29 on ABC2

Presenters Alex Conran, Paul Wilson and Jessica Clement will appear as they’ve never been seen before.

After exposing hundreds of scams for the public, the hustlers have come up with new ways of keeping their identity secret. They have assembled a range of cunning disguises and characters which they’ll use to keep on exposing daring cons and scams.

And that’s not the only change. Each week Alex, Jess and Paul take a well-known personality and put them into the shoes of a hustler. They are given the inside track, learn the harsh realities of just how Britain’s shameless confidence tricksters set out to con us all, and of course they help to warn the public what to watch out for.

Alex Conran and Paul Wilson play the heroes at a cash machine, but end up pulling a hard trick.

UK musician Huey Morgan needs his poker face to win big in a card game in the celebrity hustle, and a young couple give more than a tip to undercover waitress Jess Clement.

9:30pm – Friday, June 22 on ABC2

Presenters Alex Conran, Paul Wilson and Jessica Clement will appear as they’ve never been seen before.

After exposing hundreds of scams for the public, the hustlers have come up with new ways of keeping their identity secret. They have assembled a range of cunning disguises and characters which they’ll use to keep on exposing daring cons and scams.

And that’s not the only change. Each week Alex, Jess and Paul take a well-known personality and put them into the shoes of a hustler. They are given the inside track, learn the harsh realities of how Britain’s shameless confidence tricksters set out to con us all, and of course, help to warn the public what to watch out for.

Celebrities are terrified as they are thrown into the dark world of crime. Can they melon drop, steal a handbag, swap fake notes or switch a laptop for a piece of wood.

Episode Eight Jess Clement promises some clubbers their dream evening. Unfortunately their evenings become nightmares.

TV presenter Emma Willis gets food for thought in a restaurant as a celebrity hustler, and Alex Conran and Paul Wilson roll the dice to fleece some unlucky gamblers of all their cash.

9:30pm – Friday, June 15 on ABC2

One innocent-seeming text leads to the hustlers driving away in one man’s pride and joy as Paul Wilson and Alex Conran pose as mechanics.

Model and star of Big Brother Celebrity, Lucy Pinder, pulls a stunt right under someone’s nose in the celebrity hustle, and one man’s hangover comes early when his night out is ruined by a surprise bar bill.

9:30pm – Friday, June 8 on ABC2

Two student flat hunters get stung by hustling estate agents, Jessica Clement and Paul Wilson. Alex Conran, disguised as a doctor, is part of the sting.

Former tennis world No 4 Greg Rusedski, experiences a different kind of racket when he stings a jewellery shop in the celebrity hustle.

Alex and Paul get alternative as well as rich selling spiritual stones to drinkers in a bar.

9:30pm – Friday, June 1 on ABC2

Presenters Alex Conran, Paul Wilson and Jessica Clement will appear as they’ve never been seen before.

After exposing hundreds of scams for the public, the hustlers have come up with new ways of keeping their identity secret. They have assembled a range of cunning disguises and characters which they’ll use to keep on exposing daring cons and scams.

And that’s not the only change. Each week Alex, Jess and Paul take a well-known personality and put them into the shoes of a hustler. They are given the inside track, learn the harsh realities of how Britain’s shameless confidence tricksters set out to con us all, and of course, help to warn the public what to watch out for.

Episode Five Jess fights the law, or rather an undercover Alex and Paul, to fleece some film fans.

TV/radio presenter Iain Lee uses his gift of the gab as this week’s celebrity hustler when he becomes part of a bogus workmen scheme.

The hustlers get a group of unwitting job applicants to become their personal shoppers and Alex promises to take the strain at the airport, but ends up taking a lot more. Unsuspecting passengers are left distraught.

9:30pm – Friday, May 25 on ABC2

An antiques shop owner on Kings Road Chelsea receives an unwanted package and ends up losing a fortune. Paul and Alex disguised as delivery men, insist on delivering a sofa regardless of the owner’s protests.

Celebrity hustler, glamorous model Danielle Lloyd is ‘once bitten twice shy’ as emotions ride high. She is part of a scam involving the theft of a handbag – a lesson never to leave a bag unattended.

A dog owner is forced to cough up more than she bargained for thanks to her errant pet. Jess cleverly chats to unsuspecting people with their pets in a dog park, managing to get their addresses and phone numbers.

9:30pm – Friday, May 18 on ABC2

One lady’s bag theft starts a shocking chain of events. Jess, disguised as a pregnant woman, positions herself in a cafe, and after spilling coins on to the floor, takes advantage of two sympathetic customers.

Celebrity hustler actress and model Caprice ends up being rescued after she runs out of beginner’s luck while trying to pass counterfeit notes in a shop. She gets herself in hot water after the shopkeeper, who has a sharp eye for fake money, refuses to accept the notes.

Some cafe customers looking for help get turned over by PC Alex, after Paul dressed as a scruff, claims they have stolen his money.

9:30pm – Friday, May 11 on ABC2

Presenters Alex Conran, Paul Wilson and Jessica Clement will appear as they’ve never been seen before.

After exposing hundreds of scams for the public, the hustlers have come up with new ways of keeping their identity secret. They have assembled a range of cunning disguises and characters which they’ll use to keep on exposing daring cons and scams.

The hustlers go deep undercover to scam a charity banquet. Jess, in disguise as a charity fund-raising coordinator, comperes an event with over 200 people who are happy to hand over cash for raffled prizes.

Unfortunately the winners discover their fake prizes after the trio have made their getaway with more than $1600 in cash.

Celebrity hustler actor Emilia Fox (Silent Witness, The Pianist, Picture of Dorian Gray) takes on her toughest role yet, to talk a helpful passer-by out of his cash and Alex and Paul play bad cop to empty the pockets of unsuspecting motorists.

They set themselves up at Waterloo Station, a hustlers’ paradise and the busiest railway terminal in Europe. Most people coming through Waterloo carry valuables in their luggage, so Jess is the ‘classic distraction steal’ when she positions herself in a wheelchair and appeals for assistance from a kind traveller.

9:30pm – Friday, May 4 on ABC2

Presenters Alex Conran, Paul Wilson and Jessica Clement will appear as they’ve never been seen before.

After exposing hundreds of scams for the public, the hustlers have come up with new ways of keeping their identity secret. They have assembled a range of cunning disguises and characters which they’ll use to keep on exposing daring cons and scams.

Each week Alex, Jess and Paul invite a well-known personality to play the part of a hustler. They are given the inside track, learn the harsh realities of just how Britain’s shameless confidence tricksters set out to con us all, and of course they help to warn the public what to watch out for.

This week the hustlers go shopping for expensive sports cars and drive away with their biggest pay day yet.

Alex, Paul and Jess teach actor Danny Dyer (Doghouse, The Football Club) the ropes as he becomes the first celebrity hustler and Paul and Jess discover a miracle smoking cure that has punters queuing up to buy.