After the unprecedented success of the original series, BBC ONE's Hustle Series 2 sees the return of London's ever stylish, smooth talking quintet. Mickey, Albert, Danny, Stacie and Ash - back from vacation refreshed, inspired and ready for the next long con. When Albert gets wind that old-time gangster and restauranteur Johnny Keyes is plagued with guilt over the gangland kidknapping of his son many years earlier, for which he refused to pay the ransom, they set up an elaborate scam to get his money. Just as he is about to play into their hands he throws them into a spin - Danny must prove to him that he has what it takes to run his own kitchen, and that means becoming a great cook, fast! The team change tact when Mickey convinces them they have what it takes to steal the crown jewels.A run-in with the police however looks likely to land them in trouble. But do they have what it takes to outwit self-professed con expert, the shrewd property developer Howard Jennings. Danny thinks his arrogance will be his downfall and he and Stacie come up with perhaps their most outlandish scheme to date - to sell Jennings a gold mine. in London.