Box set: Acropolis Now Collectors Edition
Box cover signed by George Kapiniaris

Acropolis Now: Season 3
 (1989)
TV Series  /  Comedy
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IMDB   7.0
305 mins Australia / English
DVD  Any Region   PG
George Kapiniaris Memo Hatzidimitropoulos
Nick Giannopoulos Jim Stephanidis
Tracey Callander Elizabeth 'Liz' Wilson
Nick Carrafa Alfredo
Mary Coustas Effie Stephanidis
Simon Thorpe Gavin 'Skip' Farrell
Di Adams Mike
Lawrence Mah Colin
Vince D'Amico Don Santo
Michelle O'Grady Jody
Russell Crowe Danny O' Brian
Gia Carides Haroula
Anthony Brandon WONG Guido Mazzio
Fotis Pelekis Dimi Stephanidis
Rhys Muldoon Uri
Director
Kendal Flanagan
Pino Amenta
Producer Peter Herbert
Terry Ohlsson
Writer Chris Anastassiades
Nick Giannopoulos

Kostas Stephanidis arrived in Australia from Greece & settled in Melbourne. He opened a coffee house & named it the 'Acropolis' cafe. Now, 23 years later Kostas is going home to Greece for a long overdue holiday. He leaves his cafe in the hands of his son Jim & his friend Rick joins him to manage the finances. Jim soon turns the quiet cafe into a happening place for young people. If only Kostas could see his Acropolis Now.!
Episodes
 30 mins    21/02/1991  1.  Harry Who Didn't
Jim's friendship with Harry, the bouncer from Vibrations, is under threat when Harry's new girlfriend prefers Jim. To fend off her persistant advances, Jim needs to find a girl who can make him appear undesirable.
Director:  Pino Amenta  Writer:  Chris Anastassiades  /  Nick Giannopoulos 
Guest starring:  Maria Katts as Cathy, Kris Karahisarlis as Harry
 30 mins    28/02/1991  2.  The Goddess
Memo is in love with his hairdresser but can't seem to tell her. Like a love-struck idiot, he seeks advice from Jim.
Director:  Pino Amenta  Writer:  George Kapiniaris 
Guest starring:  Gia Carides as Haroula, Robert Forza as Vasili the Pig
 30 mins    7/03/1991  3.  A Fistful of Cabana
When Jim's father loses the café in a card game in Greece, the new Italian owner puts his nephew in charge.
Director:  Pino Amenta  Writer:  Pino Amenta  /  Chris Anastassiades 
Guest starring:  Nick Carrafa as Alfredo, Vince D'Amico as Don Santo
 30 mins    14/03/1991  4.  On the Waiter Front
A strike is called when Effie challenges the system and Memo is torn between the Greek Waiters Association and the café.
Director:  Kendal Flanadan  Writer:  Chris Anastassiades  /  Nick Giannopoulos 
Guest starring:  Mary Coustas as Effie, Gerard Kennedy, Roberto Micale
 30 mins    21/03/1991  5.  Teenage Mutant Ninja Greeks
Memo, desperate to marry his sister off, organises a blind date with a soccer player.
Director:  Kendal Flanadan  Writer:  Chris Anastassiades  /  Nick Giannopoulos 
Guest starring:  Russell Crowe as Danny, Evodkia Katahanas as Aphroula, Anthony Wong as Guido
 30 mins    28/03/1991  6.  The Kid
Jim's young cousin is wagging school and when his teacher arrives at the café, she runs into Memo — an old flame from a Greek holiday. To set a good example for his cousin, Jim asks Liz to turn him into the perfect man but the truth proves more effective.
Director:  Kendal Flanadan  Writer:  Chris Anastassiades  /  Nick Giannopoulos 
Guest starring:  Diane Craig,  Fotis Pelekis
 30 mins    11/04/1991  7.  The Best of Enemies
Jim's long-time rival Vinnie has opened a new bistro and is hanging around the café trying to recruit Liz. Counting on the strength on his new cook, Jim challenges Vinnie to an arm wresling competition with the winner getting Liz.
Director:  Kendal Flanadan  Writer:  Chris Anastassiades  /  Nick Giannopoulos 
Guest starring:  Tony Poli as Vinnie, Di Adams as Mike, Mitch Deans as Dinky
 30 mins    18/04/1991  8.  Throw Memo from a Plane
Memo's mother sends an uncle from Greece to encourage Memo to finally marry. In desperation, he agrees to have Effie to pose as his fiancée.
Director:  Kendal Flanadan  Writer:  George Kapiniaris  / Julian Glavacich 
Guest starring:  Mary Coustas as Effie, Nick Carrafa as Alfredo, John Orcsik as Theo
 30 mins    25/04/1991  9.  Snow Job, Part One
Jim is excited because he's off to the snow with Memo and Alfredo. To cover during his absense, Jim hires a replacement. Don Santo pledges his love for Liz while the boys discover their vacation isn't quite what they expected.
Director:  Kendal Flanadan  Writer:  Chris Anastassiades  /  Nick Giannopoulos 
Guest starring:  Nick Carrafa as Alfredo, Vince D'Amico as Don Santo, Di Adams as Mike, Michelle O'Grady as Jody, Eddie Zavod
 30 mins    2/05/1991  10.  Snow Job, Part Two
At the snow, the accommodation leaves a little to be desired making Jim's organisation look pretty awful. With an escaped lunatic on the loose, the guys' suspicions run wild.
Director:  Kendal Flanadan  Writer:  Chris Anastassiades  /  Nick Giannopoulos 
Guest starring:  Nick Carrafa as Alfredo, Nikki Coghill as Rebecca, Di Adams as Mike, Michelle O'Grady as Jody
 30 mins    9/05/1991  11.  Midnight Expresso
The factory down the road is polluting the environment, and Liz organises a protest that puts Jim in jail.
Director:  Kendal Flanadan  Writer:  Simon Palomares 
Guest starring:  Nick Carrafa as Alfredo, Lawrence Mah as Colin, David Gray as Constable MacDougal
 30 mins    16/05/1991  12.  Back in the USSR
Is Unkrainian exchange student Uri really just a student, or is he a KGB spy as Jim suspects? To out-spy the spy, Jim introduces Uri to Ef... Charlene, the "typical Australian woman".
Director:  Kendal Flanadan  Writer:  Marc Gracie  / Peter Herbert 
Guest starring:  Mary Coustas as Effie, Nick Carrafa as Alfredo, Rhys Muldoon as Uri
 30 mins    23/05/1991  13.  Acropolis Law
Effie and Sophie, in the eternal quest for perfect hair, experiment with a new product. When things go wrong Effie takes legal action against Sophie.
Director:  Kendal Flanadan  Writer:  Chris Anastassiades  / Mary Coustas 
Guest starring:  Mary Coustas as Effie, Nick Carrafa as Alfredo, Sheryl Munks as Sophie
Edition Details
Series Acropolis Now
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 2.0 [English]
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Date 15/05/2022
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