Acropolis Now (1989)

Genre

comedy

Country

Australia

Length

5 seasons, 63 episodes

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The show follows a group of Greek Australian friends who run a cafe in Melbourne. They deal with customers, family, and each other in everyday situations.

lightheartedfunnynostalgicupbeatlivelywarmfast-pacedplayful

What happens

Acropolis Now is 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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