Stath Lets Flats

Stath Lets Flats is a British television sitcom 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
GenreSitcom
Created byJamie Demetriou
Written byJamie Demetriou
Robert Popper
StarringJamie Demetriou
Natasia Demetriou
Katy Wix
Christos Stergioglou
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkChannel 4
Original release27 June 2018 (2018-06-27) –
present

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.[5][6]

Cast

Episodes
SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
16[7]27 June 2018 (2018-06-27)1 August 2018 (2018-08-01)
2619 August 2019 (2019-08-19)23 September 2019 (2019-09-23)

Series 1 (2018)
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
11"A Pushy Boy"Tom KingsleyJamie Demetriou27 June 2018 (2018-06-27)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.
22"A Absolutely Garden"Tom KingsleyJamie Demetriou4 July 2018 (2018-07-04)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.
33"A Job Is a Change"Tom KingsleyJamie Demetriou11 July 2018 (2018-07-11)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.
44"A Completely Football"Tom KingsleyJamie Demetriou18 July 2018 (2018-07-18)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
55"A Romance of Love"Tom KingsleyJamie Demetriou25 July 2018 (2018-07-25)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.
66"It's a Manager Day"Tom KingsleyJamie Demetriou1 August 2018 (2018-08-01)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)
  • Episode 1: "A Dreadfully New Time": 19 August
  • Episode 2: "Where Can I Flat?": 26 August
  • Episode 3: "An Completely New Girl": 2 September
  • Episode 4: "A Battle of Our Lives": 9 September
  • Episode 5: "A Stressfully Date": 16 September
  • Episode 6: "Congratulations, Please": 23 September

Reception

Critical reception for series 1 was generally 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]

It was nominated for Best Scripted Comedy at the 2019 British Academy Television Awards, with Jamie Demetriou also nominated for Best Male Comedy Performance.

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.

The second series won the Best Scripted Comedy category at the 2020 British Academy Television Awards, while Jamie Demetriou was again nominated for and won Best Male Comedy Performance and the Best Writer: Comedy category at the 2020 British Academy Television Craft Awards.

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".
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