- Stacie Monroe
Infobox character
name = Stacie Monroe
caption =
first =The Con is On
gender = Female
occupation = Grifter
title =
episode = 24
portrayer =Jaime Murray Stacie Monroe is a character in the British television series Hustle played byJaime Murray . Stacie is the only female member of a team-cum-family of "long con" artists.Background & Personality
She was married to a short-con artist, Jake Henry (
Max Beesley ). They both worked together playing the short con 'The Badger' which involves Stacey playing the working girl, and Jake playing a pimp. Stacey and Jake were married for several years but the marriage ended after he left her, taking their house and money, leaving her with nothing more than a mouldy piece of cheese, a CD and a plant (her ex appears as the subject of a con during the second series). It is suggested that she once had a romantic relationship with the group's leader, Michael Stone. One first season episode also suggested a possible attraction to the newest member of the group, Danny Blue (this theme continued in the second season episode "Confessions" in which the two pretend to be engaged). The third episode of the third season reveals that she has a high level of mathematical ability, as she is shown calculating a highsquare root value in her head.In creating the series,
Tony Jordan realised that the principal characters could not have any friends or family outside the crew and therefore sought to create a nominal family with Stacie providing the role of substitute mother/wife. However, in the second series, the crew help Danny's grandmother, and in the third series they con a newspaper editor because he inadvertently caused a friend of Stacie's to attempt suicide.Position in the crew
Her official role is the banker and she has sole control and responsibility for the crew's finances. During the cons themselves, she usually takes on a variety of roles depending on need, ranging from a sultry vamp to a nerdy museum keeper, in order to help weave the web of deception. Her sex appeal is often brought into play as a distraction, though she is often hesitant to rely upon it.
Departure
It's been announced that Jaime Murray will not be returning in Series 5, but not why Stacie left.
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