When this series started eight years ago I'd never have guessed it would have lasted eight series; the stories were fun but I feared they'd lose what made them special once we'd got used to their tricks; thankfully I was wrong. The series follows Mickey Bricks and his crew of London grifters; they specialise in the long con and only target those they think are most deserving of losing a few hundred thousand pounds. The general plot of each episode is the same; they find a target, think up a scheme whereby they offer him, or her, something they really want but can't get legally then reel them in, Typically it will appear that things have gone wrong then we'll be shown how it was all part of the plan as they walk off with the money and as often as not the sucker thinks it was just bad their money was lost so not come after them.
The strength of this series is the fine cast; Adrian Lester is great as Mickey and is ably supported by Robert Glenister as Ash Morgan and veteran actor Robert Vaughn as Albert. In early series the crew also includes Jaime Murray and Marc Warren as Stacey and Danny; they were equally good but eventually left the series to be replaced by Kelly Adams and Matt Di Angelo as siblings Emma and Sean; at first I wasn't too sure about their characters but grew to like them over time. Mickey also left for a series but thankfully he returned; the series really needed his character. Every episode has a decent number of laughs although the drama is just as important; half the fun is trying to work out how they will get away with it before the final reveal.
The strength of this series is the fine cast; Adrian Lester is great as Mickey and is ably supported by Robert Glenister as Ash Morgan and veteran actor Robert Vaughn as Albert. In early series the crew also includes Jaime Murray and Marc Warren as Stacey and Danny; they were equally good but eventually left the series to be replaced by Kelly Adams and Matt Di Angelo as siblings Emma and Sean; at first I wasn't too sure about their characters but grew to like them over time. Mickey also left for a series but thankfully he returned; the series really needed his character. Every episode has a decent number of laughs although the drama is just as important; half the fun is trying to work out how they will get away with it before the final reveal.