Stath Lets Flats

“Stath Lets Flats”: A Madcap Masterpiece of Malapropisms and Moustache Misery

If you’ve ever tried to rent a flat in London, you’ll know it can be a soul-destroying experience. But what if the estate agent showing you around was so gloriously incompetent, so bafflingly weird, and so relentlessly optimistic that the whole ordeal became… hilarious?

Enter Stath Lets Flats — the BAFTA-winning, brain-meltingly brilliant sitcom that turned flat viewings into a surreal sport of slapstick, cringe, and accidental poetry.

Created by and starring Jamie Demetriou, Stath Lets Flats is the kind of show that starts off making you laugh and ends up living rent-free in your head (pun fully intended). Over three series, it delivers a uniquely British blend of absurdism and awkwardness — the spiritual lovechild of Fawlty Towers, The Office, and a Greek Cypriot family WhatsApp group.

Meet Stath: Estate Agent, Idiot, Icon

Jamie Demetriou’s performance as Stath is a masterclass in character comedy. He’s a letting agent who couldn’t let out a shoebox if it came with a free puppy. Armed with the vocabulary of a malfunctioning Google Translate and the swagger of someone who’s just discovered eyebrows, Stath is a one-man disaster zone with a tie clip.

What makes Stath so compelling is that, despite his incompetence, he’s painfully sincere. He wants to impress his dad, he wants to be good at his job, and he wants people to like him. He just happens to express that by shouting, breaking things, and mispronouncing basic words. (“Technologicool” is still echoing in my brain.)

Demetriou’s physical comedy is sensational — equal parts Mr. Bean and Mediterranean market trader — but it’s the pathos beneath the pratfalls that really lands. You simultaneously want to slap him and give him a hug.

The Supporting Cast Is Just as Bonkers – and Brilliant

Then there’s Sophie, played by Jamie’s real-life sister Natasia Demetriou. She’s a dreamer. A poet. A musician. A complete mystery. With her vacant stare, slow speech, and indescribable fashion sense, Sophie might be one of the most quietly hilarious characters to grace British TV. She talks like Siri trying to read a haiku and sings like someone who only half-remembers what music is.

Al Roberts’ turn as the painfully shy Al is pure deadpan genius. His soft voice and perpetual look of gentle terror provide the perfect foil to Stath’s chaos. And his awkward chemistry with Sophie? Awkwardly perfect.

Then there’s Sophie, played by Jamie’s real-life sister Natasia Demetriou. She’s a dreamer. A poet. A musician. A complete mystery. With her vacant stare, slow speech, and indescribable fashion sense, Sophie might be one of the most quietly hilarious characters to grace British TV. She talks like Siri trying to read a haiku and sings like someone who only half-remembers what music is.