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Law and Corruption - S3-E6

Continuity mistake: When Danny shoots Mickey, you can see Stacey's handbag is on the back of a chair. However, in subsequent shots it is now on the bar, even though Stacey doesn't go anywhere near the chair to get it.

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Return of the Prodigal - S5-E1

Continuity mistake: During Albert's flashback explanation of how he got caught cheating at cards, a blonde girl is sitting at 90 degrees to him at the table. Then, in the next shot, she's sitting right next to him.

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Lest Ye Be Judged - S5-E3

Factual error: Albert's release papers show he was born on 3rd June 1933. However, in the season 4 episode "Getting Even", his time in the US Air Force fighting in Europe in WW2 is discussed at length. Given VE Day was in May 1945, that would have made him 11 (at the very oldest) at the end of WW2: impossible to have served in this timeframe. That doesn't even include the half year of USAF training he would have undergone. The youngest soldier to fight for the US was 12: Albert would have been 10 and a half.

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Lest Ye Be Judged - S5-E3

Factual error: Albert's release papers show he was sentenced to 2 years' imprisonment at the county court. This is completely incorrect: he would have been sentenced at a Crown Court given his was a criminal offence. County courts are strictly for civil cases, not criminal ones. Additionally, "fraud" is not the offence under which he would have been convicted. (00:49:52)

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Lest Ye Be Judged - S5-E3

Factual error: Emma steals what is allegedly a "private ambulance", which is a small courier-style van. No ambulance - regardless of whether it's NHS or private - would ever be a van of such a small size. It's completely unsuitable both in terms of kit and in terms of transportation. On top of all that, you can see on the van where it states "Co-Operative Funeral Care", and the producers forgot to cover it up. (00:16:35)

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Lest Ye Be Judged - S5-E3

Factual error: Andrew Campbell is a psychoanalyst (when Emma leaves his office, a close-up of his nameplate is shown). There's no way a psychoanalyst would be sitting on a parole board, which he does subsequently in the episode. Their skills simply aren't required or relevant to a parole board. The show seems to be confusing psychoanalysts with psychologists (who do indeed frequently sit on parole boards) - but the jobs, roles and requirements are completely different for each.

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Old Acquaintance - S2-E5

Plot hole: Stacie's entire con on Jake being successful at the end of the episode when she leaves the bar relies on Eddie both noticing her taking a bundle of fake cash and also his mentioning this to Mickey - and also Mickey's then correctly guessing her plan from this. There are way too many chances for that to go wrong, particularly with Eddie not noticing/not mentioning Stacey's behaviour - as the series shows repeatedly, he is neither particularly observant nor particularly well-versed in cons.

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The Henderson Challenge - S3-E2

Continuity mistake: Albert tricks Eddie into having a large "X" drawn on his forehead in permanent marker when they're sitting in the bar. Shortly afterwards, when they're in the flat waiting for the crew to arrive, it's completely vanished with no trace of ink left. There's no way Eddie could have scrubbed it all off and left no trace—permanent marker takes a couple of days to fade completely from skin, even with regular washing.

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The Hush Heist - S6-E6

Continuity mistake: When Mickey seduces the MI5 agent, when she says to him, "You know she wanted to screw you?", Mickey has his hands on his hips. However, in the covert video recording of that same meeting (shown at the end of the episode), Mickey now has his arms crossed at the same point she makes that comment. (00:32:44 - 00:53:10)

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The Henderson Challenge - S3-E2

Revealing mistake: Throughout the scenes filmed in Covent Garden and Chinatown, you can see members of the public staring at Danny and Stacey when they realise filming is happening. (00:27:41)

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The Henderson Challenge - S3-E2

Continuity mistake: Albert puts the final £1 coin on top of a stack of banknotes. However, in following shots, the coin has disappeared from the stack. (00:51:25)

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The Hush Heist - S6-E6

Continuity mistake: At the end of the episode, the final glass on the tray shifts position. First, it's directly at the front of the tray in the middle, but then it shifts to being on the left-hand side. The position of the cork and the foil also shifts. (00:57:44)

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The Fall of Railton FC - S7-E5

Other mistake: Don Coleman transfers £500,000 to the team's bank account. However, when Albert and Sean are looking at the bank account screen, it shows an opening balance of £1. After Coleman's money has been transferred in, the display updates to show £500,000. However, if there was already an opening balance of £1, the updated balance after Coleman's transfer should have read as £500,001. (00:55:31)

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Gold Mine - S2-E1

Character mistake: When Jenning looks in Mickey's desk drawer, you can see Ash has mistakenly only yellowed one side of the map. (00:34:58)

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Old Acquaintance - S2-E5

Plot hole: The early seasons of Hustle reiterate at length how legendary a grifter Albert is, how long-established in London he is, and how longstanding a relationship he has with Mickey. They also reiterate that Eddie's Bar is a common bar for con artists to hang out in. Why then does Jake (a well-established London con artist who knows Mickey well) not recognise Albert, nor does he get suspicious that the poker tournament is being held in Eddie's Bar?

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Conning the Artists - S4-E5

Continuity mistake: In the dream sequence, Danny karate-kicks Shiro in the chest, knocking him backwards. You'd expect Shiro to land on his back if he's kicked in the chest and is falling backwards. However, in the next shot, he somehow lands on his stomach instead.

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New Recruits - S5-E2

Continuity mistake: When the gallery is initially shown, it is covered with red banners. When it is shown at the end of the episode, the banners have vanished. (00:45:17 - 00:57:15)

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The Delivery - S7-E6

Revealing mistake: Eddie's bar has just burned down, and everything is ruined. However, the glasses above the bar are pristine and clean. At the very least, they'd be blackened and smeared by the smoke and soot, even if the heat of the fire hadn't destroyed them. (00:10:28)

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Ding Dong That's My Song - S8-E5

Character mistake: When footage of Dale's gameshow is shown, the announcer states that it is coming to viewers live on a Friday. However, Ash later states that the show was shown to viewers live every Saturday.

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The Hush Heist - S6-E6

Factual error: The gadget Ash gets Shaun to hide inside the bank vault deposit box is essentially a large and extremely powerful electromagnet. An electromagnet powerful enough to support a grown woman's weight (which it does later in the episode, when Emma uses it) would require significant power: either from a mains supply of electricity (which isn't possible, given the device is locked inside a deposit box), or else from batteries far larger than what could fit inside the gadget as shown on screen.

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