British TV Drama - THE HUSTLE

Season 2, Episode 6

The Hustle is a British TV Drama about con-artists getting back at society. The episode I watched was about Mickey's plan to steal the Crown Jewels whilst they are being moved from the tower of London. At first the group assume that Mickey is joking but Mickey asks them to trust him and so they agree to the intricate con. This is one of the biggest challenges that they have taken on. Mickey's believes that the group are good enough to pull it off. Ash poses as a cleaner so that the can get a job in the gallery where the diamond is going to be exhibited. After Ash examines a blueprint of the exhibition room he says that it is almost impossible to get near the diamond with the level of security, but Ash finds a way.

(From left to right) Ash, Albert, Mickey, Stacie and Danny  

Ash’s plan is to cut power for 30 seconds, use the blackout to re-route the CCTV and with all the alarms on the street going off, turn off all the motion detectors. The gang are ready but so are the police. Surrounding the gallery and desperate to catch Mickey and the gang in the act, the police lie in wait. The gang are one step ahead and when the police charge into the gallery they discover that the gang have disappeared, and so has the diamond. The team are caught by surprise when they arrive home later that night and the police are ready to take them into custody.

There is a low angle shot whilst Mickey is lowered down in a harness to get the jewel. This shows the intricacy of their operations because if Mickey drops he will activate the alarms. Danny is represented as the immature one of the narrative in the scene where he is playing the Mission Impossible theme tune. This also indicates how Danny is viewed by the rest of their group