Dyo Xenoi (1997)

Original title

Δύο Ξένοι

Directed by

Antonis Aggelopoulos, Andreas Morfonios, Alexandros Rigas

Genre

comedy television series, romantic comedy

Country

Greece

Length

2 seasons, 59 episodes

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A popular TV host with little education falls in love with an arrogant ancient drama teacher. The series follows their relationship as they struggle with their differences in personality and social status.

lightheartedcharmingwhimsicalplayfulromanticbittersweetwarmwitty

What happens

Dιo Xenoi (English: Two Strangers) is the title of a Greek romance comedy television series aired by Mega Channel in the 1997–1999 seasons. The screenplay was written by Alexandros Rigas and Dimitris Apostolou. The series presents the development and evolution of a love affair between a popular and low-educated young woman, TV presenter of light content (Evelina Papoulia), and an ancient drama teacher with intensely haughty principles and introverted personality (Nikos Sergianopoulos). It was one of the most successful series of Greek television and it won the best comedy series award in the "Prosopa" Greek Television Awards in 1998. Since then, it has been shown on repeat every year due to the huge success it experienced. The title of the series is inspired by the lyrics of the song "The Sign" written to music by Marios Tokas and performed by Konstantina and Yiannis Parios. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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