S02 E02

Hustle Series 2 Episode 2

The team con Johnny Keyes, a reformed criminal, now, chef trying to find his long-lost son. He is described as pure evil. He didn't pay the ransom the kidnappers asked when they originally took his son, even though he had the money. Meanwhile, Albert is grieving over the death of his friend 'Gil'. He gambles a lot of money away and ends up losing Gil's wedding ring that he gave to Albert on his death bed. Ash manages to get this back in the end. The team end up conning Johnny Keyes by Danny playing the son trying to be reunited, but struggling financially. Stacey, his fiancee and Mickey the social worker. Instead of accepting offers of charity from Johnny, they convince him to come to Danny's 'flat' where he will cook for him and Johnny will decide whether or not to invest. After tasting the dreadful food, Johnny discovers a bottle of wine that is supposedly very rare in the flat which the team have planted. He buys the bottle from the team for £120,000 but dies soon after, still believing that Danny was his son.

Character Representation

'Johnny Keyes' - The 'Mark'

Johnny Keyes is supposed to play a reformed criminal that grew up in the east end on London. He went to prison for a very long time for armed robbery and during his time inside, he obtained a passion for cooking and then started his own restaurant chain when he got out. He has always been 'evil' and still maintains his reputation.

Johnny Keyes has a very thick cockney accent. Shows his rough upbringing and how he sees himself as a 'hard man'. Shows his weakness during the episode and lowers his guard in a confession. Kind of shows it's all a front to look aggressive. Still has the accent though. He wears very high quality suits. Showing off his wealth. Could be another reflection of his background. Splashing his wealth around, showing off now that he has what he didn't have growing up. Lives in a very posh mansion-esque house. Lots of tacky, high quality decorations. More spending for the sake of it rather than because it actually looks good or is necessary. Wife younger than him, also from east-end ish. Reflection of his old criminal self, similar to stereotypical east london mob boss characters. More showing off.