--- title: "Stath Lets Flats: the reviews" canonical: "https://film.one/tv/stath-lets-flats/reviews" title_page: "https://film.one/tv/stath-lets-flats" critics_score: 75 critics_reviews: 9 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Stath Lets Flats (2018): what the critics said Critics' score 75 from 9 reviews: 7 positive, 2 mixed, 0 negative. Most critics like Stath Lets Flats, and the praise gathers almost entirely around Jamie Demetriou. Reviewers single out his odd, mangled way with language and his awkward physical comedy, with The Times picking out the pigeon-catching scene as a highlight. Stath is described as a real creation rather than a sitcom type, and his sister Natasia gets warm notices alongside him. There is broad agreement that the satire of London’s rental market lands, and that the small, specific details of a sheltered Greek-Cypriot family are what lift the show above formula. The reservations are about the slapstick. The Guardian and The Telegraph, both writing on the first episode, find it heavy-handed and a little unadventurous, and The Times allows that it could grate. The spread is narrow, with nobody negative, and there is a clear pattern: the earliest reviews are the coolest, while assessments written after the series had run are the warmest. ## Vulture — Kathryn VanArendonk Fi1m's normalised score 85/100 (inferred from the text). 23 September 2020. The critic hails the series as the first show in nearly 20 years to feel like a legitimate successor to The Office, thanks to its distinctive, endearing characters and workplace dynamics. It singles out the precise, specific details of the characters' sheltered immigrant experience and goofy earnestness for particular praise. [Read the review](https://www.vulture.com/article/stath-lets-flats-hbo-max-recommendation.html) ## The i Paper — Elisa Bray Fi1m's normalised score 80/100 (inferred from the text). 27 June 2018. The critic praises the new Channel 4 sitcom for capturing the absurdity of London’s property market through the chaotic lettings agency antics. It highlights the fast-paced energy and the lead performance by Jamie Demetriou alongside his sister Natasia. [Read the review](https://inews.co.uk/culture/stath-lets-flats-channel-4-review-london-property-market-estate-agent-jamie-demetriou-sitcom-170090) ## Evening Standard — Guy Pewsey Fi1m's normalised score 70/100 (inferred from the text). 27 June 2018. The series delivers golden moments of classic British humour through the woefully incompetent agent and his gormless sister, with strong physical comedy and likeable characters despite the discomfort element. [Read the review](https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/stath-lets-flats-a-woefully-incompetent-lettings-agent-delivers-golden-moments-of-comedy-a3873551.html) ## The Times — Carol Midgley Rating ★★★☆☆. 28 June 2018. The slapstick-heavy comedy has potential to grate but skewers rip-off merchants in the rental market; the lead has funny bones and physical comedy scenes like the pigeon catch are highlights. [Read the review](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/tv-review-stath-lets-flats-the-people-vs-the-nhs-who-gets-the-drugs-n296b9fm7) ## The Guardian Fi1m's normalised score 60/100 (inferred from the text). 27 June 2018. The critic finds plenty to like in the characters, performances and observations of the housing crisis and Greek-Cypriot community, but notes a heavy reliance on slapstick and physical comedy that leaves the show feeling damp and in need of another viewing before committing. [Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/jun/27/stath-lets-flats-review-finding-the-funny-in-generation-rents-plight) ## The Telegraph Rating 3/5. 27 June 2018. The critic sees potential in this sitcom about a bungling Greek-Cypriot lettings agent but finds the first episode a bit unadventurous despite good supporting performances. [Read the review](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/stath-flats-channel-4-review/) ## Collider — Joanna Orland Fi1m's normalised score 90/100 (inferred from the text). 14 October 2024. The critic hails Stath Lets Flats as one of the silliest and funniest British comedies in recent years. She singles out Jamie Demetriou's performance, particularly his strange use of language and awkward physicality, for praise. [Read the review](https://collider.com/stath-lets-flats-tv-series/) ## Den of Geek — Louisa Mellor Fi1m's normalised score 90/100 (inferred from the text). 26 October 2021. The critic calls the series a brilliant antidote to bland, cookie-cutter sitcoms, praising its precise, unexpected writing and performances full of detail and specificity. It singles out the inimitable creation of Stath and the show's devotion to genuine humour over formula for praise. [Read the review](https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/stath-lets-flats-a-brilliant-sitcom-antidote-to-bland-comedy/) ## NME — Mark Beaumont Fi1m's normalised score 80/100 (inferred from the text). 16 November 2021. The critic argues that the series brilliantly deploys arrested development as its core comedic conceit, transposing playground behaviours into the adult world of a letting agency. It singles out Jamie Demetriou's tour de force performance and the satirical fit with the UK housing market for praise. [Read the review](https://www.nme.com/features/opinion/stath-lets-flats-arrested-development-father-ted-3096891) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/tv/stath-lets-flats.md