BBC1, 9pm
Tonight sees the last of the 5th series of the con-romp and, while it looked like time to wrap it up after the last series in 2007, in ttrue Hustle style, they've pulled victory from the jaws of defeat. The departure of the eminently slappable Marc (with a C) Warren has helped, as has the return of Adrian "Sorry about Bonekickers, please have me back" Lester. As for poor old Asher D, the disappearance of his short-lived character hasn't even been explained away.
Matt di Angelo (ex-EastEnders) and Kelly Adams (ex-Holby) have restored balance and Adams adds a cheekiness Jaime Murray (see Dexter) could never pull off. Robert Vaughn is slowing down – fair enough – and only tends to appear perched on a sofa; but Robert Glenister still owns this show: an even better actor than his brother.
Tonight's episode – the sixth, since they never overdo the episodes in Hustle – sees the return of the two intellectual proprty rights-nicking bastards from a few episodes ago (one of whom is that curly-headed bloke every casting director calls when the script says "arrogant City shit"). They gather a gang of previous victims to get revenge. Is the gang finally going to get its come-uppance? Well - spoiler alert - the sixth series has already been commissioned.
Dexter
ITV1, 10.30pm
Hustle's Jaime Murray has made a major impact on Dexter in this second season and tonight things get very tasty. Put it this way, she reveals more of her true self than she ever did as a BBC con artist. Do I have to spell it out? She gets 'em out, all right?
One worrying thing about Dexter's attraction to her – she doesn't look entirely different to his sister, does she? Hmmm... Hang on, what am I saying? Here's a show where we're rooting for a serial killer, and I'm worrying about him subliminally attracted to his adopted sibling...
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