![]() ![]() She is shocked to learn the new owner, Richard DeVere (Peter Bowles) rose from poverty to become a "nouveau riche" supermarket king - even more surprising, his English accent and manners belie his Czechoslovakian background. In the series, uppity widow Audrey fforbes-Hamilton (Penelope Keith) sells her ancestral home to settle her late husband's debts. Some of the scenes were filmed inside the estate, known in the sitcom as Grantleigh Manor, which lent the show an authentic upper-crust atmosphere. Spence based the series on a widow who sold her Cricket St. Instead, BBC brass decided on a half-hour television version which began its three-year run in September 1979. Visit podcastchoices.Writer and creator Peter Spence originally intended To the Manor Born for radio. Follow Jamie Demetriou on twitter at and Instagram at Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. You can watch Stath Lets Flats on HBO Max. When she said no, Stath invited his best friend Al (Al Roberts), but the only problem is Al and Sophie secretly love each other. Stath asked Sophie’s roommate/music and dance partner, Katia (played by Natasia’s real life comedy partner, Ellie White), who said no, but showed up anyway. Sophie brings her new boyfriend, Cem (David Mumeni). The scene we play comes from season 2, episode 5, in which Stath goes on a double date with his sister, Sophie (played by Jamie’s real life sister, Natasia). That’s what the show’s about - a English-Greek idiot working at his family’s leasing agency. To translate the title to American English, Stath is Jamie’s character’s name and “lets flats” means leases apartments. ![]() This week, host Jesse David Fox sits down with Jamie Demetriou, the creator/writer/star of the acclaimed British comedy, Stath Lets Flats.ĭuring the summer, Stath Lets Flats took home the Best Scripted Comedy award at the BAFTAs, beating out Catastrophe, Derry Girls, and even Fleabag. ![]()
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