Alexis Conran is a guy who knows about con artistry. You’ll probably know him from his successful show The Real Hustle (which, can you believe, first aired a decade ago). He certainly exudes all the charisma and confidence you’d expect is essential in his trade.

But Alexis has more experience of hustling than just his showbiz career. He’s met tons of real-life con artists, has a room full of conning memorabilia, and his dad was even a conman on the other side of the law – eventually jailed for his schemes.

Therefore, to tie in with the Blu-Ray and DVD release of Will Smith and Margot Robbie’s con caper Focus, Alexis was happy to reflect on why on-screen con artists and their real-life counterparts are very different beasts.

Focus is out on Blu-Ray and DVD on July 6.