Continuity mistake: When Ash walks up to the machine we see that, after he puts his card in, the screen is black/off. When he hits the screen there is a split-second clip of the screen looking out at Ash with green text on it. In the next shot the screen is back to black.
Continuity mistake: In the final con scene at the private gambling club, Danny and Mikey are arguing about handing over the money to the guy conned at the very start of the show. Mickey punches Danny in the face, causing a split lip. The location of the blood on Danny's chin changes during the split shots.
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.
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)
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.
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.
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)
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)
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)
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)
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?
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.
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)
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)
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.
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.
The Henderson Challenge - S3-E2
Visible crew/equipment: As Danny (who is supposedly naked) gets into the taxi, you can see he's wearing some kind of flesh-coloured thong. (00:11:35)
Gold Finger - S8-E1
Continuity mistake: When talking to Sean, Ash says that Liverpool play like a "bunch of girls" (not realising Sean is recording him saying this). However, when Sean subsequently plays the tape, in the recording Ash now describes a team as playing like a "load of girls" instead.
Character mistake: The amount of money the team allegedly scammed the first mark for keeps changing throughout. In the first scene, it appears to be £25K (the mark gives them this as a bribe). However, in the next scene when the team divide the money up, it is stated to be £105K. However then, in the penultimate scene, when the mark thinks Mickey has given him "60-70K" (Ash's words) from their new horse racing con, he states that he has made a 50 grand profit: thus suggesting again he was scammed out of 25k.
Continuity mistake: The scene where Danny is lying on the sofa in the flat listening to music. Stacey throws down an envelope of money onto his chest. The banknotes spill considerably out of the envelope in the first shot. Two shots later and without either Danny or Stacey having touched the money, the banknotes are mysteriously tucked back inside the envelope.
