Acropolis Now

Film

Acropolis Now was an Australian television sitcom set in a Greek cafe in Melbourne of the same name that ran for 63 episodes from 1989 to 1992 on the Seven Network. It was created by Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris and Simon Palomares, who also starred in the series. They were already quite well known for their comedy stage show, Wogs out of Work. The title is a play on the film Apocalypse Now. Each episode was 30 minutes in length and filmed in front of a live audience.

• begun on 9 August 1989 and completed on 4 November 1992 (23 years ago)
• 63 episodes of 30 minutes each, in 5 seasons
• country: Australia
• created by Simon Palomares & George Kapiniaris
• regular cast:
  • George Kapiniaris
  • Simon Palomares
  • Russell Crowe as Danny O' Brian
  • Mary Coustas
• genres: Sitcom, Comedy
• award: 1993
  • Logie Award for Most Popular Comedy Personality nomination for Mary Coustas
  • Logie Award for Most Popular Comedy Personality, received by Mary Coustas

Music

1. "Acropolis Now" is a musical album of Thee Mighty Caesars.
   • released in 1986 (29 years ago)
2. "Acropolis Now" is a musical album of Jona Lewie.
   • released in 1983 (32 years ago)

Miscellanea

Acropolis Now is a BBC Radio sitcom set in Ancient Greece, written by the author of Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Lynne Truss. It was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in two series in 2000 and 2002, with subsequent reruns on BBC 7 in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012.

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Encyclopedia of Television (2014)

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