Episode 1

A team of hustlers - Alexis Conran, Paul Wilson and Jessica Clement - try out some notorious scams on members of the public, filmed with hidden cameras and intercut with interviews from fraud protection experts, police and scam victims. Jess reveals how looking good doesn't have to cost you anything at all. The team get people to sell their cars by accident, ransack a five-star hotel room in under five minutes and hit Ibiza for a spot of sun, sea and scamming.

The participants featured in The Real Hustle have either been set up by their family and friends or believe that they are participating in another television programme. After they have been hustled for real any monies or property taken during the hustle are returned to them and their consent for the item to be broadcast is obtained so that viewers can avoid being ripped off by the same scam.