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Acropolis Now was an Australian television sitcom set in a fictional Greek cafe, called the "Acropolis Cafe" in Melbourne that ran for 63 episodes broadcast from 9 August 1989 to 4 November 1992 on the Seven Network. It was created by Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris and Simon Palomares, who also starred in the series. They were already quite well known for their comedy stage show, Wogs out of Work. The title is a nameplay on the film Apocalypse Now. Each episode was 20 minutes in length and filmed in front of a live audience.
Original Release
08/09/1989
Cast
Name | Character |
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Nick Giannopoulos | Jim Stephanidis / Jim |
George Kapiniaris | Memo Hatzidimitropoulos / Memo |
Mary Coustas | Effie Stephanidis / Effie |
Tracey Callander | Elizabeth 'Liz' Wilson |
Nicki Wendt | Suzanna Martin |
Simon Palomares | Ricky / Ricardo 'Ricky' Martinez |
Simon Thorpe | Gavin 'Skip' Farrell |
Nick Carrafa | Alfredo |
George Vidalis | Manolis |
Simon Wilton | Lars Larson |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Dream Baby | Wednesday, 12 August 1992 |
2 | Love | Wednesday, 19 August 1992 |
3 | Hair Razors | Wednesday, 26 August 1992 |
4 | The Other Man | Wednesday, 02 September 1992 |
5 | The Lars Supper | Wednesday, 09 September 1992 |
6 | Mum's the Word | Wednesday, 16 September 1992 |
7 | Coward's End | Wednesday, 23 September 1992 |
8 | The Battle of the Sexists | Wednesday, 30 September 1992 |
9 | Torn Between Two Lovers | Wednesday, 07 October 1992 |
10 | Stupidstition | Wednesday, 14 October 1992 |
11 | Confessions of a Hair Gel Goddess | Wednesday, 21 October 1992 |
12 | Here Come the Brides: Part One | Wednesday, 28 October 1992 |
13 | Here Come the Brides: Part Two | Wednesday, 04 November 1992 |
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Directors
Pino Amenta, Kendal Flanagan, Andrew Friedman, Ted Emery, Mike Smith, Julie Bates, Mark Piper, Peter Andrikidis, Aleksi Vellis, Elizabeth Crosby
Writers
Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris, Chris Anastassiades, Simon Palomares, Mary Coustas, Peter Herbert, Julian Glavacich, Ray Boseley, Elizabeth Coleman, Aleksi Vellis, Kevin Nemeth, Alan Keaughran, Christine Madafferi, Lachy Hulme, John Ruane, Marc Gracie, Pino Amenta
Creators
George Kapiniaris, Simon Palomares, Nick Giannopoulos
Cast
Name | Character |
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Nick Giannopoulos | Jim Stephanidis / Jim |
George Kapiniaris | Memo Hatzidimitropoulos / Memo |
Mary Coustas | Effie Stephanidis / Effie |
Tracey Callander | Elizabeth 'Liz' Wilson |
Nicki Wendt | Suzanna Martin |
Simon Palomares | Ricky / Ricardo 'Ricky' Martinez |
Simon Thorpe | Gavin 'Skip' Farrell |
Nick Carrafa | Alfredo |
George Vidalis | Manolis |
Simon Wilton | Lars Larson |
Georgie Parker | Despina Hatzipapadopoulos |
Sheryl Munks | Sophie |
Christine Kaman | Olga |
Katerina Kotsonis | Julia |
Di Adams | Mike |
Evdokia Katahanas | Aphroula / Aphrodite 'Afro' Hatzidimitropoulos |
John Hindle | Theatre Critic / Self |
Kris Karahisarlis | Harry the Bouncer |
Yuri Worontschak | Organist / Jani the organist |
Vince D'Amico | Don Santo |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Terry Ohlsson | Executive Producer |
Peter Herbert | Producer |
Oscar Whitbread | Producer |