Acropolis Now: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.!

Series details

• Title: Acropolis Now
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1989-08-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 1992-11-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Seven Network
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 26648
• IMDb ID: tt0122333
• TVDB ID: 77568

Cast and credited roles

• Nick Giannopoulos — Jim Stephanidis
• George Kapiniaris — Memo Hatzidimitropoulos
• Mary Coustas — Effie Stephanidis
• Tracey Callander — Elizabeth 'Liz' Wilson
• Nicki Wendt — Suzanna Martin

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1989-08-09; final listed air date 1989-10-18; episode order: 11.
• Season 2: premiered 1990-08-16; final listed air date 1990-11-08; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 1991-02-21; final listed air date 1991-05-23; episode order: 13.
• Season 4: premiered 1992-02-13; final listed air date 1992-05-21; episode order: 13.
• Season 5: premiered 1992-08-12; final listed air date 1992-11-04; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Acropolis Now on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.