TV Dragons guest star in Hustle

Kelly Adams as Emma, Adrian Lester as Mickey, Robert Glenister as Ash Morgan, Matt Di Angelo as Sean, Robert Vaughn as Albert Stroller. Image: BBC / KUDOS

Having already embarked on a con involving a life-sized gold tiger viewers might have thought the Hustle team had had enough of mixing dangerous creatures and money, yet next week's penultimate episode sees them conning a 'mark' who dreams of working with TV 'Dragons' Deborah Meaden, Peter Jones and Duncan Bannatyne. The team are on something of a personal vendetta, Mervyn Lloyd … [Read more...]

James Earl Jones to head Cat On A Hot Tin Roof London cast

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Producers of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof have announced Hollywood legend James Earl Jones is to lead the cast of the West End run. Set for a limited run from 1st December, the production is to be directed by Debbie Allen who also helmed the sell-out Broadway version. James Earl Jones will be joined by Hustle star Adrian Lester and Phylicia Rashad, who starred opposite Bill Cosby … [Read more...]

Hustle to return in 2010

The do-gooding conmen of Hustle will return for a sixth series in 2010, the BBC has confirmed. The series stars Adrian Lester as Mickey "Bricks" Stone, s Robert Vaughn, as veteran grifter Albert Stroller, and Robert Glenister, as fixer extraordinaire Ash "Three Socks" Morgan. The fifth series of the hit drama, which concludes tonight, saw the arrival of brother and sister duo Emma … [Read more...]

On TV: Minder

I'll start by confessing that I approached Five's remake of Minder from a position of deep scepticism, but even the expectation of it not being very good hadn't prepared me for its sheer awfulness. Shane Ritchie's periodic lapses into an apparent impression of George Cole were ill judged and just drew attention to the absence of any high calibre on-screen talent. The fight sequence … [Read more...]