Stath Lets Flats

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.^[1][2][3]

Stath Lets Flats
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Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Jamie Demetriou
Written by	Jamie Demetriou Robert Popper
Starring	Jamie Demetriou Natasia Demetriou Katy Wix Christos Stergioglou Kiell Smith-Bynoe Ellie White Al Roberts
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	18
Production
Running time	22–25 minutes
Production company	Roughcut TV
Original release
Network	Channel 4 HBO Max
Release	27 June 2018 (2018-06-27) – 30 November 2021 (2021-11-30)

Demetriou co-wrote the series with Robert Popper. 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.^[4] 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.^[5][6]

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.^[7] Several characters from the show returned for a sketch as part of Red Nose Day in March 2023.^[8]

Cast and characters

Actor	Character	Series
		1	2	3
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	Does not appear
Tom Stourton	Robbie	Recurring
Haruka Abe	Tomoko	Recurring	Does not appear
Jimmy Roussounis	Stephen	Does not appear	Recurring
David Mumeni	Cem	Does not appear	Recurring
Kayode Ewumi	Bits	Does not appear	Recurring	Does not appear
Nick Mohammed	Anthony Stappan	Does not appear	Recurring
David Avery	Bambos	Does not appear		Recurring
Charlie Cooper	Gregory	Does not appear		Recurring

Episodes

Series	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	6[9]		27 June 2018 (2018-06-27)	1 August 2018 (2018-08-01)
2	6		19 August 2019 (2019-08-19)	23 September 2019 (2019-09-23)
3	6[10]		26 October 2021 (2021-10-26)	30 November 2021 (2021-11-30)

Series 1 (2018)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	UK viewers (millions)
1	1	"A Pushy Boy"	Tom Kingsley	Jamie Demetriou	27 June 2018 (2018-06-27)	0.97[citation needed]
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, Carole, 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 tenant's flat.
2	2	"A Absolutely Garden"	Tom Kingsley	Jamie Demetriou	4 July 2018 (2018-07-04)	0.81[citation needed]
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 (2018-07-11)	0.78[citation needed]
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 (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.
5	5	"A Romance of Love"	Tom Kingsley	Jamie Demetriou	25 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.
6	6	"It's a Manager Day"	Tom Kingsley	Jamie Demetriou	1 August 2018 (2018-08-01)	0.63[citation needed]
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 release date
7	1	"A Dreadfully New Time"	19 August 2019 (2019-08-19)
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 (2019-08-26)
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 (2019-09-02)
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 (2019-09-09)
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 (2019-09-16)
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 (2019-09-23)
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.

Series 3 (2021)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original release date
13	1	"A Children's Child"	26 October 2021 (2021-10-26)
The business finds itself in trouble after losing the office and having to work out of Vasos' house. Stath looks to get his old job as a barber back to make ends meet while Carole is about to give birth.
14	2	"A Incredibly Young Woman"	2 November 2021 (2021-11-02)
A rival lettings agent sets up across the road including Sophie's former boyfriend Cem, meanwhile Carole doesn't trust Stath & Katia to look after baby Dina.
15	3	"A Drink Because of Friendship"	9 November 2021 (2021-11-09)
While Stath enjoys a lads' night with Al and Dean, Sophie and Katia take Carole for night out with the girls. Their blossoming friendships are threatened by Carole's poisonous sister Kris and a raucous open mic night at a popular letting agents' pub.
16	4	"A Actually Good Person"	16 November 2021 (2021-11-16)
Stath is shamed online after being secretly filmed by a flat viewer. He tries to defend himself by appearing on Greek internet TV and performing a humiliating act for charity, which only threatens to bring more shame to Michael and Eagle.
17	5	"A Literally Earlier Year"	23 November 2021 (2021-11-23)
A surprise stag do for Stath's dad Vasos turns nostalgic when the gang discover a home video of the early days of Michael and Eagle.
18	6	"Here Comes the Steven"	30 November 2021 (2021-11-30)
Alone and struggling to start anew, Stath sees his dad's wedding as the perfect opportunity to win back the love of his life.

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".^[11] Guy Pewsey of the Evening Standard said that it contained "moments of classic, unmistakably British, humour".^[12] Elisa Bray of the i said that it "roared along at speed with energy and absurdity".^[13]

The second series won multiple BAFTAs.

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2018 I Talk Telly Awards	Best New Comedy Programme	Stath Lets Flats	Nominated	[14]
2019 Broadcast Awards	Best Comedy Programme	Stath Lets Flats	Nominated	[15]
2019 I Talk Telly Awards	Best Returning Comedy Programme	Stath Lets Flats	Nominated	[16]
2019 British Academy Television Awards	Best Scripted Comedy	Stath Lets Flats	Nominated	[17]
	Best Male Comedy Performance	Jamie Demetriou	Nominated	[17]
2020 British Academy Television Awards	Best Scripted Comedy	Stath Lets Flats	Won	[18]
	Best Male Comedy Performance	Jamie Demetriou	Won	[18]
2020 British Academy Television Craft Awards	Best Writer: Comedy	Jamie Demetriou	Won	[19]
2020 Broadcast Awards	Best Comedy Programme	Stath Lets Flats	Nominated	[20]
2020 Edinburgh International Television Festival awards	Best Comedy Series	Stath Lets Flats	Nominated	[21]
2022 British Academy Television Awards	Best Scripted Comedy	Stath Lets Flats	Nominated	[22]
	Best Male Comedy Performance	Jamie Demetriou	Won	[22]
	Best Female Comedy Performance	Natasia Demetriou	Nominated	[22]
2022 Royal Television Society Programme Awards	Comedy Performance: Female	Katy Wix	Nominated	[23]

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.^[24]