Singles (also written s1NgLEs) it is the title of a Greek youth comedy television series aired by Mega Channel in the 2004–2008 seasons. It was created by Giorgos Fidas and directed by Panagiotis Kravvas in the first season and Stefanos Blatsos afterwards. The series presents the lives of a group of young people, their work and relationships, love and social. In each episode are described by the heroes (mainly Rania), theories of life and we see how it is applied to the life of each character and his social environment, while through the series various social issues are touched upon such as friendship, sexuality, family and mainly the relationships of people nowadays. The main characters of the series are Rania (Maria Solomou) and Lila (Sunny Chatziargiri). In each cycle of the series the lead cast receives changes with addition and subtraction of characters, with the above two roles remaining in the series from beginning to end.
Series overview SeasonEpisodesOriginal air dateViewership (average)PremiereFinale12118 January 200521 June 200521.7%2284 October 200620 June 200722.8%3113 October 200730 January 200820.6%4156 February 200811 June 200818.4%
Development While the first season of the series was scheduled to premiere in the fall of 2004 along with the rest of the station's series, filming significantly delayed the delivery of the episodes due to the theatrical obligations of the protagonists. Thus, it was moved to the second half of the 2004–05 season and premiered in January 2005 and concluded in 21 episodes in June 2005. Its good performance in weekly televarometers and its increase in popularity (even through the online website created by the contributors – pioneer for the time) convinced the station to renew it for a second season, which, however, did not air the following season due to the pregnancy of Maria Solomou at the end of the first season. This resulted in the series being completed differently and Rania's role as a pregnant woman being reconstructed.
Finally, the second season titled Singles 2 started in October 2006 with the lead cast having undergone changes and the series presenting the lives of the heroes five years after the end of the first season, with Stefanos Blatsos as director. It ended in 28 episodes in June 2007.
The third season, titled Singles 2½, began in October 2007 and was the continuation of the story of Singles 2, and concluded in 11 episodes in January 2008. The fourth and final season of the series began in February 2008, titled Singles 3, and ended with 15 episodes in June 2008 after a total of 75 episodes.
Cast
Main Maria Solomou as Rania Konstantakatou Sunny Chatziargiri as Lila Steni Panagiota Vlanti as Maro Petropoulou Aris Servetalis as Fotis Lagoudakis Maximos Moumouris as Orestis Stergiou Sokratis Patsikas as Billy (Vasilis) Chatziantoniou Odisseas Papaspiliopoulos as Arthouros Papaikonomou Antonis Fragkakis as Lucas Seretis Stefi Poulopoulou as Katerina Koukoutsaki Giorgos Seitaridis as Nontas Peristeropoulos Stamatis Zakolikos as Spiros Giorgos Chrysostomou as Makis Chatzoglou Antonis Karystinos as James White
Recurring
Ersi Malikenzou as Nelli Petropoulou Giorgos Konstantis as Arthouros' father Eleni Kallia as Angeliki Sereti Panagiotis Bougiouris as Giannis Seretis Christina Panagiotidou as Gogo Marinos Desillas as Miltos Samaras Fani Spiridaki as Louisa Nikos Katrakis as Antonis Mavros Panos Mouzourakis as Tzaba (Varitimos) Vlasis Fidas as Angelos Seretis Filippos Gotsopoulos as Lucas Seretis jr.
Guest star Mirto Alikaki as Sophia Leonardo Sfontouris as Petros Regina Pantelidi as Nantia Eri Bakali as Eri Magana Dimitris Vogiatzis as Fontas Stergiou Vana Rabota as Irini Tasos Pirgieris as Elias Maria Korinthiou as Maria Giorgos Manikas as Vasilis Dimitris Plionis as Dimitris Angeliki Dimitrakopoulou as Thalia Vangelis Takos as Pavlos Markidis Orfeas Papadopoulos as Genius Stenis Evangelia Stamatelou as Regina Iro Mane as Chrisoula Koukoutsaki Anna Andrianou as Antigoni Mayhem Panagiotis Dedevesis as Nikos Nontas Katsifis as Minos Evgenia Dimitropoulou as Agapi Kostas Grekas as Michalis Giorgos Bavelis as Konstantinos and Akis Sakellariou as company general manager
Episodes Season 1 (2004–05)
Air date: Tuesday at 10:40pm
No. overallNo. in seasonTitleOriginal air dateViewership(average)Ratiting11"One Or Two?"18 January 200524.4%8.6The best things come in couples or are we happier alone? And since when did backgammon start brainwashing us? The happiest day in the life of the romantic and sensitive Maro begins with a marriage proposal from Petros, the man she considers her ideal other half. But when Rania convinces her to raid his office to find out if he is faithful to her, Maro discovers that some doors may be better left unopened. Meanwhile, the fanatical bachelor Orestis tries to make ends meet with Sophia, who is chasing him to marry him, but also with the henchmen of her rich dad, who end up sending him to the hospital. The roads of Orestis and Maro seem to intersect all the time, but they do not manage to meet...22"Dating With Destiny"25 January 200521.3%8.5Is life a train running on the lines of destiny? And if so, are we drivers or passengers? Maro tries to overcome her separation with Petros but also the difficulties of cohabiting with Rania, who hosts her until she finds a cheap, decent apartment. Orestis tries to get rid of Sophia who has settled in his apartment and arranges their marriage, something that excites all his surroundings, except -of course- himself! And while a charming jogger disturbs Rania's peace of mind, Lila, the annoying neighbor which Rania would gladly kill, throws Maro the cards. Who is the mysterious light-haired man who constantly falls on Maro's heart and how she ended up locked in the hallway with her grandmother's wedding dress?33"The Fatal Attraction Of Opposites"1 February 200522.4%8.9Opposites attract? And if so, we are doomed to fall in love with people we dislike? Take a romantic woman who locked herself out of her house in her grandmother's wedding dress. He added a fanatical bachelor with a paranoid phobia towards everything related to marriage, who discovers a bride at his door. Mix well with a hysterical ex-wife who thinks the previous two are about to get married, two tough henchmen and a furious little mobster father. The strongest cocktail of love, adventure and misunderstanding...44"Multiple Choice Test"8 February 2005 N/AIt's time for the s1NgLEs to come up with their choices. In the shadow of her mother's engagement party, Maro must choose between the safety of a marriage with Petros and the risk of a love affair with the charming Orestis. At the same time, Arthouros tries to ask Louisa out but the results are disastrous and Rania accepts an interesting proposal from a charming stranger...55"Scenes From Three Saturdays"15 February 200520.4%8.5If the whole world is a scene, we write the script of our life ourselves or is it written by someone else who does not like us very much? On the first Saturday, Orestis and Rania search for the missing Maro, not knowing that she spent the night at Petros' house. On the second Saturday, Rania gives Lucas a chance to meet her, Lila solves Arthouros' love affairs (on a theoretical level) and Orestis pays a visit to Maro's mother. Finally, on the third Saturday, Gogo surprises Miltos and Spiros by returning home earlier and Maro takes destiny into her own hands, starting her engagement in the most episodic way...66"All One (Koulouvachata)"22 February 2005 N/AThere's only one thing worse than being separated from the man of your life. And that's breaking up with him the day your mother throws a huge reception to celebrate your engagement. Maro arrives at her engagement without a son-in-law but does not dare to tell the truth, fearing her mother's disappointment, her irritatingly perfect sister's derision and the satisfaction of Orestis, who has infiltrated the engagement as a Dj. And as if all this were not enough, Spiros confronts Gogo and Miltos, Orestis fights with Arthouros, Rania learns that Spiros is gay and Maro announces the time when he appears at the door...77"Skeletons In Our Closet"1 March 200520.5%8.3We keep secrets from others either so as not to hurt them or to protect ourselves. But do secrets instead of protecting hurt more? The day after the party, the s1NgLEs wake up with a huge hangover and most of them in foreign homes. And they begin to have secrets between them, when Spiros' confessesion to Rania, Lila realizes that he spent the night with Alexia's fiancé, Gogo asks Miltos about his strange behavior lately and Maro wakes up naked in the Orestis' house, who refuses to give her clothes cause of her hysterical behavior, until the moment Arthouros knocks on the door. As if all this were not enough, Arthouros tries to convince his father to give him the keys to the forbidden warehouse in the basement of their house, Miltos has set it up outside Spiros' house and his father sees them and while Lila tries to convince Maro to make up with Orestis, he receives a surprise visit from Nantia...88"The Season Of Fear"8 March 2005 N/AHow ours can be a life ruled by fears? And can we really overcome them or are we doomed to live forever in their icy shadow? Maro is afraid to ask for a raise and put a definitive end to her relationship with Petros. She is also afraid of the strange noises she hears in her house at night and the masked man (Ghostface) who does not know if he is really visiting her or in her dreams. Rania is afraid to start a relationship with Lucas and get hurt again. And Arthouros fears his father and the secret forbidden warehouse that remains locked after his mother's death. But the time has come for S1NgLEs to face their biggest fears...99"The Sins Of Parents..."15 March 200518.3%7.5In the beginning was Original Sin. We bit the Apple and were driven out of Eden. While Rania goes on her first date with Lucas, Maro and Lila are caught up in a nightmarish meal with Mrs Nelli and Alexia, who pressure Maro to return to Petros. Arthouros' father discovers the s1NgLEs have sneaked into the forbidden warehouse, Lucas has a big secret from Rania, while Spiros' mother discovers that some apples of knowledge are better left in place and never touched. Orestis gives Maro the story of the day when God forgave the first-created for the Original Sin.1010"... Chastise Children"22 March 200526.8%10.3The saying goes that the sins of parents chastise children. But can we really avoid the mistakes of the past or are we doomed to repeat them? When Orestis undertakes to watch his nephews for a day, the s1NgLEs are faced with the greatest challenge they have ever encountered: two smiling children with the destructive fury of Attila. The score is quickly formed in kids – singles = 1 – 0. While Orestis' house faces complete destruction, his niece suffers an allergic crisis, Rania's second date with Lucas is cut in half, Lila gets Arthouros into a bar fight, Lucas is surprised by Rania's views on children and Maro wonders if she should make the mistake of leaving Orestis' love...1111"Hairspray's Theory"29 March 200517.5%7.1Wouldn't it be great if the magic hairspray could be found that with a spray would not let us get hurt, protecting us with our personal impenetrable barbed wire?