“ ‘Flat’ is an inherently British, mundane word – it’s onomatopoeia.” As his name and accent suggest, however, Stath has “a weird mixed identity. “We wanted the whole thing to feel a bit grotty,” explains Demetriou. People have to live in shit flats, they just have to, because of the price of flats.” There’s something stubbornly English about Stath Lets Flats. “Stath doesn’t have to do anything to let the flats.
“It’s basically pointing at stuff and saying what it is,” he says. A wannabe wideboy, Stath is kitted out like a member of Blazin’ Squad at a wedding – slim-fitting suit, oversized diamante earring – while angling to take over from his soon-to-retire father.Īt a time when the London property market is a joke in itself, playing an estate agent hasn’t given Demetriou a respect for the profession. Stath Lets Flats centres on Demetriou’s incompetent lettings agent and his colleagues at family firm Michael & Eagle. ‘The fact that I don’t think it’s diabolical is a huge achievement for me’ … the cast of Stath Lets Flats, with Demetriou’s sister Natasia third right.
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