0:00:02 > 0:00:05This is The Real Hustle: New Recruits.
0:00:05 > 0:00:09The hustlers are back and this time they've brought in two new faces
0:00:09 > 0:00:11to help them with their scams.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14New recruits Polly and Jazz...
0:00:15 > 0:00:20..join original hustlers Paul, Jess and Alex.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24Working together as a team, they'll carry out scams
0:00:24 > 0:00:28that are more cunning and devious than ever before.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30On tonight's show,
0:00:30 > 0:00:33can Adele Silva and the hustlers really sell this guy
0:00:33 > 0:00:35the Forth Railway Bridge?
0:00:35 > 0:00:38I don't know who you guys are. I don't know these girls.
0:00:38 > 0:00:39So I can't do it.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43And Alex challenges someone that's a bit too smart.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Right, you're fired, thank you.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31The hustlers have invited celebrity friends
0:01:31 > 0:01:33to help them with their scams.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37They'll be thrown in at the deep end. No training and no practice.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Just straight in.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Today's celebrity guest hustler is an actress who's
0:01:42 > 0:01:47appeared in Emmerdale, EastEnders and Hell's Kitchen, Adele Silva.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55I really haven't got a clue what to expect.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57I'm actually quite nervous.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00I keep expecting, like, someone to pop out,
0:02:00 > 0:02:02or, like, an explosion or something.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06How am I going to feel about taking someone's money? Oh, I don't know.
0:02:06 > 0:02:07I don't like that.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10But I suppose we give it back to them so it's not too bad.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13Adele knows nothing about today's scam.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15She's just been told to take a short walk along a pier.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21- Nice to meet you.- I'm Paul. How are you?- Good, thank you.
0:02:21 > 0:02:22Why do you think you're here?
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- I haven't got a clue. - Well, a little history lesson.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29There was a conman called Count Victor Lustig about 100 years ago.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33He sold the Eiffel Tower to six businessmen for scrap.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36He was actually copying a scam by a guy called
0:02:36 > 0:02:39George C Parker, who was the first guy to sell the Brooklyn Bridge.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41So, any guesses why we're here?
0:02:41 > 0:02:45- We're going to try and sell that? - We're going to sell that.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- Not all of it. We'll just sell a little piece.- OK, cool.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51How much do you think they can get for two grand?
0:02:51 > 0:02:53- I don't know.- About this much.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57Adele will play an essential role in one of the hustlers'
0:02:57 > 0:02:59biggest scams in 'A Bridge Too Far'.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04It's a beautiful sunny day on the waterfront,
0:03:04 > 0:03:08but it's going to turn more gloomy, especially for this guy,
0:03:08 > 0:03:10who's about to become the mark.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18He enters a bar near the Forth Railway Bridge.
0:03:21 > 0:03:27Unfortunately, he chooses a seat that's within scamming range of a hustler.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33Hello? I was just texting you. Are you nearly here?
0:03:33 > 0:03:37Excuse me. Do you know what this road is called?
0:03:38 > 0:03:42I think it's Edinburgh Road. Are you nearly here?
0:03:42 > 0:03:46All right then, hun. Bye. Bye. Do you live round here?
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Where? Earshire?
0:03:49 > 0:03:50It's your accent. Sorry.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54Come and sit here so I can speak to you.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57My friend's a little bit late so I need someone to talk to anyway.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59That's a bit more cosy.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03The ice is broken and Jess pumps the mark for some local knowledge.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06I'm investing in some of the bridge, the Forth Bridge.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08So is it quite a popular bridge then?
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Is it? I'm buying, like, I don't really know,
0:04:13 > 0:04:15I'm having a meeting later, buying part of it.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Like, yeah. Like, investing in it.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21So I said well I want to, obviously, come up and see it.
0:04:21 > 0:04:26It's time for Adele to make her entrance to apply a double charm offensive.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28It's a wee bit chilly along that front.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Hello, did you find your sharpener?
0:04:30 > 0:04:33- Yeah, I did. Are you all right? - Yes, good, thanks. How are you?
0:04:33 > 0:04:36I'm just finding out... This is my cousin Katie.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- So what are your names?- I'm Scott. This is Matt.- Scott and Matt.
0:04:39 > 0:04:40Katie, Susie.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42I was telling them about the bridge because
0:04:42 > 0:04:45we're both doing it and it's just really exciting
0:04:45 > 0:04:48because I don't really know much about the bridge. Where was it?
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Oh, where was that whatsit?
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Oh, it was in that thing, like, the little prospectus.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56The hotel had it.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- Was it in that newspaper? - Erm, in that paper, yeah. Erm...
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Adele's job is to bring up an article in the local paper
0:05:01 > 0:05:04that will explain the event the girls are here to attend.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06What's your local paper?
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- Is it, like, a... not like a Star, a Gazette?- Yeah, yeah!
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Do you have a Star?
0:05:13 > 0:05:15- Oh, thank you.- Is there one up there?
0:05:15 > 0:05:20Being a true gent, the mark tries to track down today's paper.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22He's in luck. There's a copy on the bar.
0:05:24 > 0:05:25Oh, there we go.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Thank you. Is there a supplement in there?
0:05:28 > 0:05:30This is the bridge thing we're talking about.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34Sure enough, in the supplement, there's an article
0:05:34 > 0:05:38all about the Forth Bridge and its exclusive owners' club.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50- But that authentic looking article isn't all that it seems. - Would you two like a drink?
0:05:51 > 0:05:55Because, whilst Jess was chatting up the mark,
0:05:55 > 0:05:57it was time for a bit of Jazz.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59JAZZ MUSIC
0:06:01 > 0:06:05He planted the supplement in a copy of the paper whilst all
0:06:05 > 0:06:07the attention was on his fellow hustlers.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11An article in a local paper is a powerful convincer,
0:06:11 > 0:06:15even if it's completely faked by the hustlers.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Whilst Jess gets the drinks in,
0:06:18 > 0:06:22Adele explains more about the Forth Bridge Owners' Club.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Susie's mum and dad, um, were approached about it.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28But you have to be invited.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31So it's quite exclusive. And you get, like, a plaque and, like...
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Oh my God!
0:06:33 > 0:06:36So Adele and Jess have been selected to become bridge owners.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39They're here for a boat trip to find out more.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Before they've even finished their drinks,
0:06:42 > 0:06:45here comes the man from the Bridge Trust to pick up the girls.
0:06:45 > 0:06:46It's Alex.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- Susie?- Hello.- And Katie?- Nice to meet you.- Nice to meet you.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52- Nice to meet you.- Hello, are you good?- Yeah, good, thank you.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Good, good. Sorry, are these your guests as well?
0:06:55 > 0:06:59I thought these were your guests that you...
0:06:59 > 0:07:01What are you two doing this afternoon?
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- Fancy a champagne boat trip? - Would you like to come? My parents actually dropped out.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09We're going to have a drink by the pier,
0:07:09 > 0:07:12and a little bite to eat and then we'll hop on the boat.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- Yeah, you're absolutely fine. - Shall we just drink up?- Sure.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19I think we're ready to go. Excellent.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23A boat trip and a free champagne lunch with two beautiful girls.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26How could he possibly say no?
0:07:26 > 0:07:31Alex leads the mark and the girls out of the hotel to a waiting car
0:07:31 > 0:07:35to chauffeur them for their afternoon of excitement.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38This guy can't believe his luck.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42They arrive at a restaurant to be met by Polly, who introduces them
0:07:42 > 0:07:45to Rob Marks, head of the Forth Bridge Trust.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- Hi. Hello.- Take a seat anywhere.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52- How are you? I'm Rob. Nice to meet you.- Nice to meet you.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55- And you're Susie?- Yeah.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Paul welcomes his unexpected guests.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01- I'm Scott. Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.- I'm Matt.- Rob.
0:08:01 > 0:08:02How are you? Have a seat.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05But sadly no-one is going out to sea today.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09So, erm, I have to start with some bad news.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13- The boat journey just can't happen today.- It's not happening? - Yeah.- Why not?
0:08:13 > 0:08:15From my point of view,
0:08:15 > 0:08:18I have the worst sea legs of anybody you've ever met.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20The only thing worse is if I get the helicopter.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Shame. But they can still enjoy a meal with the ladies.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27But first Paul wants to tell them more about how the bridge ownership works.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31I know you know a little bit about it, but just so you fully understand
0:08:31 > 0:08:34what you're getting into, there's an ancient deed on this property.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36You couldn't have one owner.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38And so one of the benefits of that is that we basically
0:08:38 > 0:08:42have ownership of the bridge split between multiple people.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46Obviously there is a large ownership which maintains the bridge.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48So the bridge is divided into lots of small sections,
0:08:48 > 0:08:52each one being owned by a different individual.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56And every one of them earns an annual income from railway tolls.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59The dividends that you get paid are usually in excess
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- of £3,000 per year.- Wow!
0:09:02 > 0:09:05- So you, like, made it back, like, within a year?- Instantly?
0:09:05 > 0:09:06Within a year.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09But because you're joining us now, and because the dividend is
0:09:09 > 0:09:13paid regardless of how long you've been in the programme,
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- you get it next month. - Oh! Oh my God!
0:09:19 > 0:09:23Even though Adele and Jess are only just buying in for £2,000 each,
0:09:23 > 0:09:26they'll still receive this year's dividend of £3,000.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29You make £1,000, but you've got to remember that
0:09:29 > 0:09:31this is for your life, OK.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35- You can't transfer it.- Yeah. - When you die, it gets passed on, we sell it to someone else.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38But the club comes with very strict rules.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41- And how long have you known each other?- We're cousins.
0:09:41 > 0:09:42- So you're related.- Yeah.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- Why? Is that a problem? - It is a little bit of a problem.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49You can't have two members of the same family, direct family.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53- We're cousins, though. - It's not, like, immediate.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57Technically, that would mean that only one of you can purchase.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Oh, no!
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- I'm going to make a phone call.- OK.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05- Could you explain everything for me, please?- Yes, I will do.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Paul leaves Alex to explain the problem.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11The problem we have here is that there are very strict rules.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13It's only owned by individuals.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15So you being related is a major problem.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19So between you, you have to decide who would buy
0:10:19 > 0:10:22because only one of you can buy.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26Only one of the cousins will be able to invest today.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29The other is disqualified.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32The other problem that we have is that
0:10:32 > 0:10:36we have a press call in about an hour.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39They're going to photograph the two new buyers.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42We cannot stand up in front of them and say, "Well, we've only got one."
0:10:42 > 0:10:44- Can we not just pretend?- No.
0:10:44 > 0:10:49We're talking about the national press here. We cannot just pretend.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52The trust can't just sell the one section today.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57It has to be both available sections or the deal is off. It's a disaster.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01I need for you to find, or to come up with,
0:11:01 > 0:11:04somebody to buy that second section of the bridge.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06You can't come up with anyone?
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Well, I'm going to go out and just have a word right now.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12So I'm going to let you think about it. I'll be back in two minutes.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14- Gentlemen, apologies. - Yeah, that's OK.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17The girls will only be able to salvage the deal
0:11:17 > 0:11:20if they can find someone to buy the other section.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22I don't know what to do.
0:11:22 > 0:11:23No, absolutely no-one.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28My heart's, like, going der-der-der-der-der!
0:11:30 > 0:11:33He doesn't know anyone up here. No-one, no.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37What about you?
0:11:37 > 0:11:41Honestly, because if we can't get someone, this won't even happen for us.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49He's not the mentally interested. This scam is going nowhere.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54Paul and Alex return to ramp up the pressure.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00I don't know anyone in Scotland. Apart from these two, that we just met.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04No offence to you, it's not feasible unless... You live in Edinburgh?
0:12:04 > 0:12:08It's all or nothing as Paul gives the hard sell.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13From your point of view, if you were to take this up today,
0:12:13 > 0:12:16it pays off for the rest of your life.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20If you can get a hold of the money today and be there tonight,
0:12:20 > 0:12:22then we'll sign the whole thing over to you.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25That bridge will have your name on it next month.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Absolutely.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33The mark goes outside to phone a family member for advice.
0:12:36 > 0:12:43The chance to make £3,000 a year for life, for just £2,000, is surely too good to pass up.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53The mark has made his decision.
0:12:53 > 0:12:54Good.
0:12:58 > 0:12:59Yeah.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03And we don't know who you are.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Well, I understand that.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15This is... I mean, listen, if it was possible for you to do it,
0:13:15 > 0:13:19it would have been a real drop in the ocean for us, to be honest.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22So that's that. They say their goodbyes.
0:13:22 > 0:13:27The hustlers tell the mark about the new investors' meeting later,
0:13:27 > 0:13:30in case he changes his mind.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34But, right now, it's mark one, hustlers nil.
0:13:42 > 0:13:47When hustlers go out, they don't bring money, they bring prop bets.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52The proposition bet only has one rule
0:13:52 > 0:13:55and that's that the hustler always wins.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05Polly is out on the town and she's not planning to buy the drinks.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09So, basically, I've got a challenge for you, OK.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14I want you to try and get that 5p from under the glass without
0:14:14 > 0:14:19touching the glass or pushing it over or moving the glass at all.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- If you can do it, I'll buy each one of you a drink.- Right, OK.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- If you can't, you've got to buy me a drink.- OK.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26- So, you up for the challenge? - ALL: Yeah.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30So, there are two 2p coins supporting a glass.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34Polly's friends need to remove the 5p piece
0:14:34 > 0:14:38lying right in the middle, but there's no moving and no touching.
0:14:38 > 0:14:39No chance!
0:14:39 > 0:14:43- Can't touch the glass and I can't knock it over?- Yeah.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47That's impossible! I'm thinking, take the 2ps out.
0:14:47 > 0:14:52- Do you want to give it a whirl? - Right, OK.- Try and get that 5p out.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57You moved the glass!
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- I have no idea.- No idea. What about you, Ben?
0:15:00 > 0:15:03- Erm...- Just go crazy!- Just go crazy?
0:15:03 > 0:15:07- The glass is moving. - Yeah, the glass is moving.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11- Do you want another go?- No. - So do you give up?- Give up.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14OK, so if I can get that 5p out from under the glass, without
0:15:14 > 0:15:18moving the glass or knocking it over, you're going to buy me a drink, yeah?
0:15:18 > 0:15:19Unfortunately, yeah!
0:15:19 > 0:15:22CLEARS THROAT OK.
0:15:24 > 0:15:25- LAUGHTER - No!
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Here we go!
0:15:31 > 0:15:33I was close!
0:15:33 > 0:15:355p's out!
0:15:35 > 0:15:41The secret is in the napkin. Polly scratches the fabric near the glass.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43This makes the 5p coin move about
0:15:43 > 0:15:46and limbo-dance its way to freedom.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48And that means one free drink.
0:15:48 > 0:15:53- The drinks are on us then.- I'll have a gin and tonic, please, boys.
0:16:00 > 0:16:05Earlier today, Adele Silva and Jess convinced this mark
0:16:05 > 0:16:08that a section of the Forth Railway Bridge is for sale.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13Yeah, I was just telling them about the bridge because we're both doing it.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17The hustlers did everything they could to convince him to invest.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19What about you?
0:16:19 > 0:16:22We'll sign the whole thing over to you. That bridge will have your name on it.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24But he was too suspicious.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28And we don't know who you are.
0:16:31 > 0:16:37Could this scam already be over in 'A Bridge Too Far', part two.
0:16:42 > 0:16:47It's several hours after the lunch meeting and the hustlers
0:16:47 > 0:16:51are waiting patiently in a function room of the waterfront hotel.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55Alex and Paul have got suitably dressed for this auspicious occasion,
0:16:55 > 0:16:58but it could all be for nothing without a mark.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Against all odds, the mark and his friend have returned,
0:17:03 > 0:17:08but that doesn't mean he'll have changed his mind about investing in the bridge.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12Polly is waiting for them in reception and leads them
0:17:12 > 0:17:15upstairs to the meeting room.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Everyone's up here.
0:17:17 > 0:17:22We'll send you a copy. We'll send you a copy. Ah, gentlemen, come in.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25We have dressed for the occasion. Come in, have a seat.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29Hi, Scott, how are you? You're still nervous, aren't you?
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Have a seat.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36By the look on the mark's face,
0:17:36 > 0:17:39he's still not sure the deal is genuine.
0:17:43 > 0:17:44Mm-hm.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Well, look, we've got all night to talk about it, OK.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55What we need to do is, we need to do this part first.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59I can't hold the press much longer so I think we've got about ten, 15 minutes
0:17:59 > 0:18:02and that gives us enough time to do the paperwork.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07They're all being held in a conference room next door.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11So there's a room full of press waiting to photograph
0:18:11 > 0:18:13the new owners of the bridge.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17The pressure is making the mark feel even more uncomfortable.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Yeah, absolutely.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22We totally understand and we also totally appreciate
0:18:22 > 0:18:25your time and also your consideration right now,
0:18:25 > 0:18:28because we totally understand that this has been sprung on you.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32Let's have a nice evening, put your money in the safe. You'll meet some interesting people tonight.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36Adele does her part by handing over £2,000 in cash.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39She's the other investor in the bridge today.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Alex counts out the cash, making sure the mark gets a good look.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45There are two sections available here.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49There's section number 583 and there's section number 347.
0:18:51 > 0:18:52- OK.- Ah, bless you.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54OK, 347 or 583?
0:18:54 > 0:18:57- 347, yeah.- 347.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Adele signs the title deeds and Alex shows her
0:19:03 > 0:19:07a photograph of her very own piece of the Forth Bridge.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11This is for you to keep now. That's the actual section that you have.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- Is it?- Yeah.- Do you actually know?
0:19:13 > 0:19:17- It's actually on the third part over there.- Oh, wow!
0:19:17 > 0:19:21That means you have 583. That is actually going to go up on the bridge
0:19:21 > 0:19:23with your name here, in the centre.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27Seeing the shiny plaque brings home to the mark what he could soon own.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31Paul seizes on the moment to put on the pressure.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Basically, what this says is... it states that you've purchased
0:19:34 > 0:19:38the rights to this deed for the period of your lifetime.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40But will the mark go for it?
0:19:41 > 0:19:43- Yep.- Bingo!
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Despite all his misgivings,
0:19:45 > 0:19:50the mark gets out £2,000 in crisp Scottish banknotes.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54If I could ask you to...
0:19:54 > 0:19:58Alex counts out the cash as the mark signs the paperwork.
0:19:58 > 0:20:04He's now the proud owner of section 583 of the Forth Railway Bridge.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Now for the press conference.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14The mark wasn't expecting to have his photograph taken so Polly suggests a wardrobe change.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17I'm going to get you a jacket, is that OK?
0:20:17 > 0:20:20Just so you look a little smart.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22Rob, we really must go. We really must.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- If you guys wait here, I'm going to go and get your jackets.- OK.
0:20:25 > 0:20:31- We'll do the ladies first, but you obviously need to be in the picture as you're the big boss.- OK.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Alex is keen to take Adele to meet the press first.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36Just going to start the photographs.
0:20:36 > 0:20:41Right, ladies, if you let me do the talking and...uh, very good.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Hello, there. How are you?
0:20:43 > 0:20:44CAMERAS CLICK
0:20:44 > 0:20:46VOICES CALL OUT
0:20:46 > 0:20:50The mark can hear the noisy press pack outside.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55But he's still not sure about what's just happened.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59After all, he's just handed £2,000 to people he's only just met.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11Here we go. You'll look nice and smart.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14I'll just put them here for you.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Polly returns with the smart jackets.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20She leaves the mark and his mate to spruce themselves up.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Try them on for size. I'll be back in two secs.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Before long, the mark is getting anxious.
0:21:43 > 0:21:48He can't take it any longer and heads off to find the hustlers
0:21:48 > 0:21:50and all those journalists.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56They can hear the press scrum, but bizarrely, there's nobody there.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07There are no journalists, and the hustlers are long gone.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11The mark's been left two grand out of pocket and all he has to
0:22:11 > 0:22:15show for it is a sick feeling in his stomach and a second-hand jacket.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25Here's what the mark didn't see.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31Jazz was waiting on the stairs outside the room for his cue.
0:22:31 > 0:22:36As soon as Paul led the girls out, he pressed play on a tape deck
0:22:36 > 0:22:40with press noises the hustlers had recorded themselves.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46A couple of flashes from Jazz's camera completed the illusion
0:22:46 > 0:22:50and the tape was left running as the hustlers made their getaway.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56And, of course, all those certificates and plaques
0:22:56 > 0:22:57were just knocked up by the hustlers
0:22:57 > 0:23:02to make the Forth Bridge Trust seem believable.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05I was suspicious the whole time. I was, to be honest.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09I'm quite gutted that I didn't stick to my gut instinct, to be honest.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14These guys disappear into the night and you never see them ever again.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18Well, it went really well, but I just felt so sorry for him.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Obviously the part of me is thinking, "Come on", for the show,
0:23:21 > 0:23:24but then the other part of me is thinking, like, "No, don't!"
0:23:24 > 0:23:28So I kind of have come out of it with mixed feelings, thinking,
0:23:28 > 0:23:30"Oh, I feel really sorry for him."
0:23:31 > 0:23:35Offering somebody a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
0:23:35 > 0:23:38is a very effective way to hook a mark.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41Who wouldn't want to own a piece of an iconic landmark and
0:23:41 > 0:23:44receive a guaranteed income from it for the rest of their lives?
0:23:44 > 0:23:48You should never feel pressured into investing money before you've had a chance
0:23:48 > 0:23:51to check out who you're dealing with and what you're buying.
0:23:51 > 0:23:56If the offer is genuine, then the sellers won't mind waiting for you to do your research
0:23:56 > 0:23:59and this could save you a whole lot of grief and money.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13So that's another series of backbreaking scamming completed.
0:24:17 > 0:24:22After all that hard work, the hustlers deserve to put their feet up.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Alex, you've got lovely legs from here!
0:24:25 > 0:24:29Because, if they don't get their rest, things start going wrong.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Simple things, like opening doors.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39Awesome(!)
0:24:40 > 0:24:44Fabulous(!) We're on the television and nothing is working.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47- Can you hear me?- Opening shirts.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- Can you help me undo this, please? - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Or closing the lift doors during a high-speed getaway.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Jess pushes close.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Jess pushes open.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Alex pushes close.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Jess pushes open.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Alex pushes open.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Jess holds open.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09PA: Doors opening.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12And finally!
0:25:12 > 0:25:15Even hustlers lose their way.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Erm, do you know where Piccadilly Circus is?
0:25:17 > 0:25:21- Yeah, it's about 600 miles south of here.- Oh, OK, I'll start walking!
0:25:23 > 0:25:26- I'm looking for Carlton Road. - Carlton Road?- Yeah.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29And, sometimes, even the most nimble fingers get caught.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Is it? I mean, we're here, aren't we?
0:25:32 > 0:25:36- All right, don't even bother, mate, you- BLEEP BLEEP.
0:25:38 > 0:25:43Polly and Jazz are the new recruits, nothing if not stylish and slick.
0:25:43 > 0:25:48I need to transfer all that data onto this USB stick. Your nails look nice, by the way.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Thanks.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53That was smooth.
0:25:53 > 0:25:54# I'm a hustler, baby! #
0:25:54 > 0:25:57Guys, ready when you are.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00- Put the stick in.- Put the stick in.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03- OK, give me one sec. This is quite a little fiddly- BLEEP.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06- Oh my God!- It's like a fish. - His hands are so sweaty.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09Polly also has a tiny hustling dog.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- They're going to be here in two seconds, OK?- OK, mm-hm.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16Are you ready, Coco, to do your acting role? Are you ready, gorgeous?
0:26:16 > 0:26:21The hustlers are happy to work with animals, children and celebrities.
0:26:21 > 0:26:26The celeb guests are the very essence of sophistication.
0:26:27 > 0:26:32Each celebrity has their own tactics, coming on the show.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36Joe Swash, for example, came with an open mind.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39I haven't got any stratessy, stratessy, er, stratesy. Any stratest...
0:26:39 > 0:26:42- I haven't, what's the... - Strategy.- Stratessy. Strat...
0:26:42 > 0:26:45- Have you got a plan?- I haven't got any plans for today, no.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49Yeah, I think I've done some blags in my day.
0:26:49 > 0:26:50Got extras here.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55When it comes to handing out hustling advice,
0:26:55 > 0:26:58it's probably best to leave it to the professionals.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02OK, fellas, and three, two, one.
0:27:02 > 0:27:08This scam works because people tie camera... They don't tie them. They hang them.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10When the mark then goes over to help Polly,
0:27:10 > 0:27:15he feels obliged to return the... the... to return the...
0:27:17 > 0:27:22This scam works because people hang a camera around their neck and forget about it.
0:27:22 > 0:27:23CREW LAUGH
0:27:24 > 0:27:25Favour?
0:27:25 > 0:27:29Let's just forget about it. Yeah, let's forget about it.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33This is a scam that happened to a friend of ours, who knew nothing.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35Start again.
0:27:35 > 0:27:40- I'd run out of air.- Just shut the door and... Just shut the door.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44Just shut the door, send them on their way and then say...
0:27:44 > 0:27:47Open the door, say "Go away" and then shut it.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51And sometimes, even the hustlers are outsmarted.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55You've got to get the coins to switch places,
0:27:55 > 0:28:00without the bottle falling over, and you can't touch the bottle.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10That's very good. A round of...
0:28:10 > 0:28:13A round of drinks for Katie.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15Right, you're fired, thank you.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22The hustlers will be back, but for now,
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