Michael Stone (Hustle)

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Michael Stone
First appearance	The Con is On
Portrayed by	Adrian Lester
Episode count	18
Information
Gender	Male
Occupation	Grifter

Michael Stone, better known as Mickey Bricks, is a fictional character in the popular BBC TV show Hustle from Series 1 to 3. Played by Adrian Lester, he was the show's principal character at the time.

Mickey is a professional grifter who makes money by setting up long cons. He is intelligent, charismatic and quick-witted. Although he works with Albert Stroller who is one of his mentors, Mickey is the leader of his "crew" (team) of grifters. Mickey did not return in the fourth series, instead he lead a con off screen in Australia.

Contents 1 Background 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 External links

[edit] Background

Mickey has a strong dislike of being told what to do or having a job. These feelings appear to stem from his childhood. In series one, he revealed that his father was an ordinary, law-abiding citizen whose only dream was to retire at age 60, a dream of which he was robbed when he dropped dead of natural causes three days before his 60th birthday.

[edit] Career

Mickey is considered by most people to be one of the finest grifters alive. His best moments include 'moving' the Star of Africa and averting police capture by recruiting another grifter to head the investigation. Incidentally he has never been charged with grifting (his only incarceration was for a completely non-related crime - assault on his ex-wife's boyfriend with a baseball bat for which he served two years).

[edit] Personal life

Outside his crew, Mickey does not seem to have any friends or family, although he was married once. He has previously stated that as a grifter you should never have "anything in your life that you can't walk away from in a second". His marriage ended after his wife had an affair. Several episodes have suggested a past relationship with fellow team member Stacie Monroe. In the first season episode, "A Touch of Class", Mickey breaks one of his cardinal rules by having an affair with the target of a con, which resulted in the con going awry and the wrong victim being hit.

[edit] External links

• BBC Press Office - Adrian Lester plays Mickey Bricks'

v • d • e Hustle Characters Michael Stone • Danny Blue • Stacie Monroe • Ash Morgan • Albert Stroller • Billy Bond Episodes The Con is On • Faking It • Picture Perfect • Cops and Robbers • A Touch of Class • The Last Gamble • Gold Mine • Confessions • The Lesson • Missions • Old Acquaintance • Eye of the Beholder • Be My Eminem • Leader of the Pack • Whittaker Our Way Out • The Bollywood Con • Royal Scoop • The Ghost • As One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest, One Flew In • Signing Up to the Wealth • Getting Even • A Designer's Paradise • Conning the Artists • Big Daddy Calling Related Programmes The Real Hustle • The Sting

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