Stath Lets Flats is a British sitcom created by Jamie Demetriou that aired on Channel 4 from 27 June 2018 to 30 November 2021. The series stars Demetriou as Stath, an awkward and bumbling English Cypriot man who is employed at a London letting agent solely because his father owns it.
Demetriou co-wrote the series with Robert Popper. It is directed by Tom Kingsley. The series also stars Demetriou's sister Natasia Demetriou as Stath's sister Sophie, Christos Stergioglou as his father and boss Vasos, Katy Wix and Kiell Smith-Bynoe as his co-workers Carole and Dean, Ellie White as Sophie's friend Katia, and Al Roberts as Stath's co-worker and only friend Al. Alex Beckett had an early role as Marcus, and the show was dedicated to him following his suicide between the show's production and broadcast.
The series received praise for its writing and performances. In 2020, it won the BAFTA for Best Scripted Comedy while Demetriou won the BAFTA for Best Male Comedy Performance. The show also airs on HBO Max in the United States.
In January 2022, Demetriou said there were no plans at the time to make a fourth season, but that there may be one in the future. Several characters from the show returned for a sketch as part of Red Nose Day in March 2023.
Premise The series is based around a lettings agency in London run by a Greek family: father Vasos (Christos Stergioglou), and his two children Stath (Jamie Demetriou) and Sophie (Natasia Demetriou). Stath is flawed but over-confident, as Jamie says he "is someone who assumed he must be amazing because it would be incredibly inconvenient if he wasn’t".
Cast and characters ActorCharacterSeries123 Jamie Demetriou Stath Charalambos colspan="3" Natasia Demetriou Sophie Charalambos colspan="3" Christos Stergioglou Vasos Charalambos colspan="3" Katy Wix Carole Collins colspan="3" Al Roberts Al Clark colspan="3" Kiell Smith-Bynoe Dean Townsend colspan="3" Alex Beckett Marcus colspan="1" colspan="2" Ellie White Katia colspan="1" colspan="2" Dustin Demri-Burns Julian colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" Tom Stourton Robbie colspan="3" Haruka Abe Tomoko colspan="1" colspan="2" Jimmy Roussounis Stephen colspan="1" colspan="2" David Mumeni Cem colspan="1" colspan="2" Kayode Ewumi Bits colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" Nick Mohammed Anthony Stappan colspan="1" colspan="2" David Avery Bambos colspan="2" colspan="1" Charlie Cooper Gregory colspan="2" colspan="1"
Episodes
Series 1 (2018)
Series 2 (2019)
Series 3 (2021)
Writing Demetriou said that the series is set in a lettings agency because it "is a great base for comedy characters because it’s about people handing themselves the rope to hang themselves with." Some of the stories in the show are from Demetriou's own experiences of using lettings agents in London.
The final script came out of both prepared scripted work and improvisation.
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". Guy Pewsey of the Evening Standard said that it contained "moments of classic, unmistakably British, humour". Elisa Bray of the i said that it "roared along at speed with energy and absurdity".
The second series won multiple BAFTAs.
Awards and nominations Award Category Nominee(s) Result 2018 I Talk Telly Awards Best New Comedy Programme Stath Lets Flats 2019 Broadcast Awards Best Comedy Programme Stath Lets Flats 2019 I Talk Telly Awards Best Returning Comedy Programme Stath Lets Flats 2019 British Academy Television Awards Best Scripted Comedy Stath Lets Flats Best Male Comedy Performance Jamie Demetriou 2020 British Academy Television Awards Best Scripted Comedy Stath Lets Flats Best Male Comedy Performance Jamie Demetriou 2020 British Academy Television Craft Awards Best Writer: Comedy Jamie Demetriou 2020 Broadcast Awards Best Comedy Programme Stath Lets Flats 2020 Edinburgh International Television Festival awards Best Comedy Series Stath Lets Flats 2022 British Academy Television Awards Best Scripted Comedy Stath Lets Flats Best Male Comedy Performance Jamie Demetriou Best Female Comedy Performance Natasia Demetriou 2022 Royal Television Society Programme Awards Comedy Performance: Female Katy Wix
International 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.
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