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

Acropolis Now: Season 4
 (1989)
TV Series  /  Comedy
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IMDB   7.0
360 mins Australia / English
DVD  Any Region   PG
George Kapiniaris Memo Hatzidimitropoulos
Nick Giannopoulos Jim Stephanidis
Mary Coustas Effie Stephanidis
Nicki Wendt Suzanna Martin
Nick Carrafa Alfredo
Sheryl Munks Sophie
Geneviève Picot Nurse Wallace
Leverne McDonnell Whitney
Gerry Connolly Game Show Host
Mike Bishop Kevin
Zlatko Kasumovic Vlad
Joe Perrone Vinnie
Director
Kendal Flanagan
Julie Bates
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    13/02/1992  1.  Oh Suzanna
Jim's hormone driven employment policy leads him to trouble again when he causes his ex-flame Suzanna - a high powered marketing executive - to lose her job. That's when Jim takes his life into his own hands - he knows the others are going to kill him, but, regardless, he offers her a job at the café as a waitress.
Director:  Peter Andrikidis  Writer:  Elizabeth Coleman 
 30 mins    20/02/1992  2.  Phantom of the Acropolis
Jim's rival Vinnie has agreed to buy the Acropolis Now from Jim's father but the final word rests with Jim. Memo is convinced the café is haunted by his cousin Spiro Kruegernidis.
Director:  Mark Piper  Writer:  George Kapiniaris  / Julian Glavacich 
Guest starring:  Sheryl Munks as Sophie, Joe Perrone as Vinnie
 30 mins    27/02/1992  3.  Crimes of Fashion
Effie and Sophie hold their hair and fashion show at the café but when Suzanna steals the show, Effie tries to poison her with haircare products. Jim and Memo sabotage Suzanna's search for a new job.
Director:  Mark Piper  Writer:  Ray Boseley 
Guest starring:  Sheryl Munks as Sophie
 30 mins    5/03/1992  4.  Twenty One Today
Effie is determined to make Sophie's 21st a birthday she'll never forget... if only they could get past the bouncer at Vibrations.
Director:  Aleksi Vellis  /  Julie Bates  Writer:  Mary Coustas 
Guest starring:  Sheryl Munks as Sophie, Zlatko Kasumovic as Vlad
 30 mins    12/03/1992  5.  The Letter
The guys are convinced Suzanna is behind a letter printed in a magazine from a woman seeking dating advice in regards to her three co-workers. Effie is in search of advice on buying a car.
Director:  Aleksi Vellis  /  Julie Bates  Writer:  Kevin Nemeth 
 30 mins    19/03/1992  6.  Wheel of Shame
To pay for his sister's return to Greece, Memo appears on the game show Wheel of Language. Suzanna forces Jim to get rid of his magazine collection but while going throught them one last time, he notices one of the centerfolds looks familiar...
Director:  Liz Crosby  Writer:  George Kapiniaris 
 30 mins    26/03/1992  7.  Full Metal Jerks
Jim puts Memo through training after he is drafted into the Greek army. Suzanna raids the annual party of the marketing company that fired her.
Director:  Julie Bates  Writer:  Nick Giannopoulos  / Aleksi Vellis 
 30 mins    2/04/1992  8.  Four Eyes
Jim has to wear glasses or give up driving his Monaro but when the jokes get to be too much, Suzanna takes it upon herself to transform a bespectacled Jim from dag to snag (sensitive new age guy).
Director:  Kendal Flanagan  Writer:  Nick Giannopoulos  / Aleksi Vellis 
 30 mins    9/04/1992  9.  Devil in Disguise
When Suzanna's abrasive former colleague has car trouble outside the café she sees an opportunity to get her old job back. Suzanna pretends to be engaged to Alfredo
Director:  Kendal Flanagan  Writer:  Chris Anastassiades  / Elizabeth Coleman 
Guest starring:  Leverne McDonnell as Whitney
 30 mins    16/04/1992  10.  The King and I
Memo's discovery of Elvis' reincarnated frozen head in the kitchen freezer coincides with a visit from the health inspector. Inspired by Elvis' appearance, the pair make plans to travel to the world and visit Graceland.
Director:  Kendal Flanagan  Writer:  John Ruane 
Guest starring:  Michael Bishop as Health Inspector [Kevin]
 30 mins    7/05/1992  11.  Desperately Seeking Effie
Effie ends up in hospital after she falls victim to a practical joke Memo intended for Jim. Left with no memory of her previous life, Jim sees an opportunity to create a new Effie, a better Effie.
Director:  Kendal Flanagan  Writer:  Mary Coustas 
Guest starring:  Genevieve Picot as Nurse Wallace, Sheryl Munks as Sophie [uncredited]
 30 mins    14/05/1992  12.  Deaf Jammed
Jim takes advantage of his friends' generosity by pretending to have lost his hearing. When they discover the truth, Memo, Alfredo and Suzanna trick Jim into believing they are planning to kill him, but just who is being conned
Director:  Kendal Flanagan  Writer:  Chris Anastassiades 
 30 mins    21/05/1992  13.  The Last Temptation
After a near-death experience, Alfredo decides it is time he embraced his faith. Meanwhile, Jim and Suzanna divert their sexual energies as they continue to deny their feelings for one another.
Director:  Kendal Flanagan  Writer:  Chris Anastassiades  /  Nick Giannopoulos 
Guest starring:  Alex Papps
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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