Jamie Demetriou’s lettings agent-based sitcom is a riot of idiocy … and a national treasure. But if it has just bowed out for ever, what a perfect way to do it
The end of Stath Lets Flats’ third season saw everyone’s favourite letting agent at the biggest crossroads of his life. Stath (Jamie Demetriou) had a baby and – perhaps – a love interest to keep him in place. But his dad, just married, had announced his intention to sell the family business and move to Cyprus. Stath’s sister and his new best friend were so enamoured of this idea that they, too, decided to leave the country. The very last shot of the show was a closeup of Stath’s face locked in sweet confusion as a wedding party raged around him.
It felt pretty final. Assuming his family goes through with its plan, any new season of Stath Lets Flats would see the lead character adrift, without a
Job or (almost) any supporting characters. It would be a hard reset of a sitcom whose world has only grown more beloved as the years have gone on, which doesn’t sound ideal. So this could very well be the end of Stath Lets Flats. The big question is: should it be?