Hustle

The return of Hustle for a fifth series was a ratings hit on Thursday night, according to early figures. The drama, starring Adrian Lester as con artist Mickey Bricks, pulled in 5.71m (23.3%) to help BBC One win the 9pm hour by a margin of around 2 million viewers. The figure is up on the 5.31m (23.9%) who saw the first episode of series four on May 3, 2007. On ITV1 at the same time, new series Total Emergency - a documentary following emergency services in Sheffield - launched with 3.83m (15.6%). BBC Two's Victorian Farm, a six-part reality series recreating farming life in 1885, debuted with a strong 2.88m (11.8%). It defeated Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother, which had 2.73m (11.2%) for the hour but picked up a further 278k (1.8%) on Channel 4+1. Five had 880k (4.5%) for the Clint Eastwood thriller Tightrope between 9pm and 11.20pm.
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Photos Copyright Mark Mawston/Cinema Retro. All Rights RESERVEDCinema Retro London photographer Mark Mawston dropped by the Cinema Store in London earlier this week to cover Robert Vaughn's signing session for his autobiography A Fortunate Life. Fans lined up outside the store and patiently waited as they were escorted one-by-one to the signing table. Vaughn is in London to shoot the new season of his smash hit TV series Hustle. The book is a mesmerizing page-turner of his early years in show business through his success on The Man From U.N.C.L.E.and his political activism in the late 1960s. 
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Photographer Donald MacLellan is the creator of a series of images of British black actors in a new gallery on show in Liverpool - featuring a portrait of Noel Clarke The former Doctor Who co-star joins a host of stars such as Sophie Okonedo (Scream of the Shalka), Chiwetel Ejiofor and Hustle's Adrian Lester. MacLellan's show Want to See More of Me? is on now at the Liverpool Playhouse, and is the Scottish artist’s response to what he considers a sad lack of leading roles for non-white...
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