马特·迪·安吉洛

　　臭名昭著的行骗首领Mickey Bricks (Adrian Lester饰)将携同党设局老将Albert Stroller (Robert Vaughn饰) 及别名'三袜'的技术特工Morgan (Robert Glenist饰) 回归银屏. 本季中, 同时回归的还有姐弟双雄Sean 和 Emma Kennedy (Kelly Adams <Holby City>及Matt Di Angelo <伦敦东区>饰), 两人于先前接受行骗艺术教育, 如今顺利毕业并以正式成员的身份加入该行骗团体. 本季将延续以往风格, 以行骗团体奋力解救更多贪图不义之财的商人为故事主轴展开新篇章. 与此同时, Sean 和 Emma 也将跟随组织于实践中领悟行骗生涯所带来的大规模风险及回报.

　　The eighth series has been confirmed to air starting on Friday 6 January 2012 on BBC1 at 9pm. However creator Tony Jordan has said that this will be the last for at least a while and the last with the current cast. Guest stars featuring this season will include Sheila Hancock, Martin Kemp and Paterson Joseph.Peter Polycarpou and John Barrowman have also revealed on Twitter that they will have guest roles in series eight. This will be the third series to be filmed in Birmingham, the fifth in HD and the fourth series featuring all of the current cast. Adrian Lester is also set to direct an episode, in which Mickey is kidnapped.Other cons will see the team take on the world of slimming pills and pull off a gold heist. Jaime Murray reprised her role for the final episode.