Stath Lets Flats

Stath Lets Flats is a British television sitcom co-written and created by Jamie Demetriou, who also co-wrote the first 3 episodes of series one with Robert Popper. The show premiered on Channel 4 on 27 June 2018 and stars Demetriou as a stupid, incompetent, socially inept Greek-Cypriot letting agent in London who only has his job because his father is the owner and manager of the company.[1][2][3]

Stath Lets Flats
Title card
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Jamie Demetriou
Written by	Jamie Demetriou Robert Popper
Starring	Jamie Demetriou Natasia Demetriou Katy Wix Christos Stergioglou Kiell Smith-Bynoe
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	12 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	22–25 minutes
Production company	Roughcut TV
Release
Original network	Channel 4
Picture format	1080i
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	27 June 2018
External links
Website
Production website

Stath's sister Sophie is played by Demetriou's sister Natasia Demetriou.[4] The show also stars Katy Wix and Christos Stergioglou. Alex Beckett also had a role and the show was dedicated to him following his death between production and broadcast. A third series was announced in October 2020. It Is likely that it will air in late 2021.[5][6]

Cast and characters

Actor	Character	Series
		1	2
Jamie Demetriou	Stath Charalambos	Main
Natasia Demetriou	Sophie Charalambos	Main
Christos Stergioglou	Vasos Charalambos	Main
Katy Wix	Carole Collins	Main
Al Roberts	Al Clark	Main
Kiell Smith-Bynoe	Dean Townsend	Main
Alex Beckett	Marcus	Main	Does not appear
Ellie White	Katia	Recurring	Main
Dustin Demri-Burns	Julian	Recurring	Main
Tom Stourton	Robbie	Recurring
Haruka Abe	Tomoko	Recurring	Does not appear
David Mumeni	Cem	Does not appear	Recurring
Jimmy Roussounis	Stephen	Does not appear	Recurring
Kayode Ewumi	Bits	Does not appear	Recurring
Nick Mohammed	Anthony Stappan	Does not appear	Recurring

Episodes

Series		Episodes		Originally aired
				First aired	Last aired
	1	6[7]		27 June 2018	1 August 2018
	2	6		19 August 2019	23 September 2019

Series 1 (2018)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	UK viewers (millions)
1	1	"A Pushy Boy"	Tom Kingsley	Jamie Demetriou	27 June 2018	0.97
Stath needs to impress his dad Vasos, who is also his boss, and let some flats after losing his patience and pushing a customer. Stath unsuccessfully attempts to gain more viewings to impress Vasos after he announces he is retiring. In the process he accidentally breaks his coworker Al's nose and then steals a viewing from another coworker, Carol, in order to try and let a flat, while Sophie and Al try to travel to A&E, despite not knowing the way. Stath then volunteers to get rid of a pigeon from tennant's flat.
2	2	"A Absolutely Garden"	Tom Kingsley	Jamie Demetriou	4 July 2018	0.81
Stath goes out to help Sophie when his dad calls and ask him to let a house with a garden in a desirable area. Stath thinks this will be an easy win but it all goes wrong even with help from Sophie and Al.
3	3	"A Job Is a Change"	Tom Kingsley	Jamie Demetriou	11 July 2018	0.78
After Stath accidentally burns down a property, he falls out with his exasperated dad. So he gets a job at the slick agency next door but struggles to fit in.
4	4	"A Completely Football"	Tom Kingsley	Jamie Demetriou	18 July 2018	N/A
Stath takes desperate measures to get on the annual inter-agency football tournament when he finds out he's been dropped from the team while Katia tries to attract his romantic attention
5	5	"A Romance of Love"	Tom Kingsley	Jamie Demetriou	25 July 2018	N/A
After a night of drunken passion with former rival Carole, Stath is infatuated, Carole is less keen. And it's college results day for Sophie.
6	6	"It's a Manager Day"	Tom Kingsley	Jamie Demetriou	1 August 2018	0.63
It's Vasos' 70th birthday party and he has to decide who he will hand the business over to, Carole and Stath battle it out meanwhile Al is paid a surprise visit by his Japanese girlfriend.

Series 2 (2019)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
7	1	"A Dreadfully New Time"	19 August 2019
New boss Julian is making changes at Michael & Eagle and Stath feels left behind. When Julian unveils a slick new promo with no mention of the family, Stath decides to make his own rival video. Meanwhile Sophie tries to move on from Al and focus on her music.
8	2	"Where Can I Flat?"	26 August 2019
When his dad announces that he needs to move out, Stath is forced to experience flat hunting from the other side. Sophie agrees to look with him but has mixed emotions when Stath invites newly single Al to join them.
9	3	"An Completely New Girl"	2 September 2019
Stath is struggling with the smart new clients brought in by Julian, until he meets Harriet, a well-meaning middle-class millennial, who takes a shine to him. But Stath soon finds himself out of his depth with her intellectual friends. Meanwhile Al uses his singing talents to get close to Sophie.
10	4	"A Battle of Our Lives"	9 September 2019
Michael & Eagle is under threat from a rival agency burning their signs. When their keys are stolen too, Stath is challenged to prove his bravery. Sophie finds herself caught up in the lettings agency war, when she falls for fellow dogsbody, Cem.
11	5	"A Stressfully Date"	16 September 2019
Stath is excited about his annual siblings dinner with Sophie, until she decides to invite new boyfriend Cem. Stath has to face up to the terrible state of his own love life, while Sophie gets second thoughts after a fun day out with Al.
12	6	"Congratulations, Please"	23 September 2019
Michael & Eagle are nominated for a local letting agents award, thanks to Julian's improvements. With their new partners and success for the family business, everything seems to be rosy for Stath, Sophie and their dad. But shocking revelations at the awards dinner threaten their happiness.

Reception

Critical reception for series 1 was highly positive. Sam Wollaston of The Guardian gave it a positive review saying that there was "plenty to like".[8] Guy Pewsey of The Evening Standard said that it contained "moments of classic, unmistakably British, humour".[9] Elisa Bray of The i said that it "roared along at speed with energy and absurdity".[10]

In January 2019, Channel 4 announced that Stath Lets Flats had been recommissioned for a second series.[11] It began broadcasting on 19 August 2019. Upon airing, the second season received wide acclaim, winning multiple BAFTAs.

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2018 I Talk Telly Awards	Best New Comedy Programme	Stath Lets Flats	Nominated	[12]
2019 Broadcast Awards	Best Comedy Programme	Stath Lets Flats	Nominated	[13]
2019 I Talk Telly Awards	Best Returning Comedy Programme	Stath Lets Flats	Nominated	[14]
2019 British Academy Television Awards	Best Scripted Comedy	Stath Lets Flats	Nominated	[15]
2019 British Academy Television Awards	Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme	Jamie Demetriou	Nominated	[15]
2020 British Academy Television Awards	Best Scripted Comedy	Stath Lets Flats	Won	[16]
2020 British Academy Television Awards	Best Male Comedy Performance	Jamie Demetriou	Won	[16]
2020 British Academy Television Craft Awards	Best Writer: Comedy	Jamie Demetriou	Won	[17]
2020 Broadcast Awards	Best Comedy Programme	Stath Lets Flats	Nominated	[18]
2020 Edinburgh International Television Festival awards	Best Comedy Series	Stath Lets Flats	Nominated	[19]

Adaptation

In December 2020, it was reported that Fox was developing an American adaptation of the series, titled Bren Rents with Joe Mande as writer and executive producer.[20]

References

1. Wollaston, Sam (27 June 2018). "Stath Lets Flats review – finding the funny in generation rent's plight". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
2. "Stath Lets Flats, Channel 4, review: 'A fixer-upper with potential'". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
3. "Stath Lets Flats, Channel 4, review: Absurd as London's property market". Inews.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
4. "Wednesday's Best TV: Stath Lets Flats". Standard.co.uk. 2018-06-27. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
5. Solutions, Powder Blue Internet Business. "Stath Lets Flats : Reviews 2018 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". Chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
6. Midgley, Carol (28 June 2018). "TV review: Stath Lets Flats; The People Vs The NHS: Who Gets the Drugs?". Thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
7. McCreesh, Louise. "If Jamie Demetriou From 'Stath Lets Flats' Looks Familiar, This Is Why". Bustle.com. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
8. Wollaston, Sam (2018-06-27). "Stath Lets Flats review – finding the funny in generation rent's plight". The Guardian.
9. "Wednesday's Best TV: Stath Lets Flats". 2018-06-27.
10. "Stath Lets Flats, Channel 4, review: Absurd as London's property market".
11. "Channel 4 gives Stath Lets Flats a second series".
12. Guide, British Comedy (2018-12-09). "ChuckleVision amongst I Talk Telly Awards 2018 winners". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
13. Guide, British Comedy (2018-11-22). "Broadcast Awards 2019 nominations". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
14. "I Talk Telly Awards - 2019 | United Agents". www.unitedagents.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
15. "Television in 2019 BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
16. "Television in 2020 BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
17. "2020 Television Craft Writer: Comedy BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
18. "Shortlist 2020 – Broadcast Awards 2020". Retrieved 2020-09-09.
19. "EDINBURGH TV AWARDS 2020". The Edinburgh International Television Festival. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
20. White, Peter (December 14, 2020). "Fox Developing Remake Of British Comedy 'Stath Lets Flats' With Joe Mande". Deadline Hollywood.

External links

• Stath Lets Flats at IMDb
• Stath Lets Flats at British Comedy Guide