The Real Hustle

Takings a shops money by pretending to send a Christmas card. Two proposition bets - moving an olive without touching it and balancing coins on a glass. Free giftwrapping service - but they decide to empty the presents. The big toy - you order a games console for Christmas but do you get your money's worth? Setting up a bogus till in a department store and taken all the stores money. Getting a locksmith to let you in to someone else's house with just a bank statement from the bin. Stealing luggage at the airport by distraction techniques. Bag of 4 designer perfumes for £20 - but are they what they seem? Bad Santas collecting for charity and organising a charity raffle.

A team of hustlers try out notorious scams on members of the public, including stealing thousands of pounds in an elaborate con trick in a pub, and a dangerous pickpocketing scam. This extended episode contains new and repeated scams.

The top 10 scams from the first five series of The Real Hustle, as voted for by visitors to the BBC's Real Hustle website. Confidence trickster Alex Conran, scam artist Paul Wilson and sexy swindler Jessica Clement have exposed hundreds of scams all over the world, from the boardwalks of Brighton and the beaches of Ibiza to the bright lights of Vegas.

Hosted by Kate Thornton, this family special features incredible magic and jaw-dropping reactions as a team of masters of deception baffle the public with amazing stunts. Shot entirely on location, Jessica Clement, Paul Wilson and Alex Conran from BBC Three's the Real Hustle perform seemingly impossible magic tricks with help from astounded members of the public. Meanwhile, freaky magician Pete Firman, from CBBC's Stakeout, stuns the public on the streets with his shocking, stomach-churning tricks.

This special episode takes a look at versions of 'The Real Hustle' produced in The United States, Russia, Israel, Belgium, Germany and Australia.

Alex Conran, Jessica Clement and Paul Wilson (of The Real Hustle) demonstrate a selection of startling and astonishing bar bets and challenges in The World's Greatest Bar Bets. Looking to get out of your round down the local? Scamming a drink from your friends? Or just getting your own back on that uncle who never bought you a present? Alex, Jess and Paul show you a series of classy, easy-to-learn challenges using everyday items from wine glasses to bank notes, playing cards to eggs! The experts perform these proposition bets in a real bar, up against real punters. Facing an expensive round at the bar their ‘marks’ are determined to win the bet – and even when they inevitably fail, the viewer still gets the chance to rise to the challenge. Then, in close-up, with slow motion sequences, they explain just how it’s done…Perfect for you to practice and bamboozle your mates on your next night out!