Actors
Although the sitcoms characters are from Greek Cypriot descent and it would be culturally more acceptable if it was acted by Greeks or non-British people, it did not bother to select actors or actress for some roles. As all my characters can speak fluent English, my concern was not finding someone who was able to do the broken english greek accent but to find someone who closely resembled my characters and was okay and comfortable with doing comedy. The actors/actresses that I have selected are some of Greek descent and others who have acted in foreign based tv shows.
Name: Georgia Groome
Character: Hara
Agent: United Agents
CV: Georgia has appeared in TV shows such as Up
the Women, The Bright Side and The Bill. Movies
that she has also done are London to Brighton, The
Disappeared, Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging,
Double Date and Taking Stock.
Hara is one of the main characters and I believe that
Georgia will be able to act her out, not only because
characteristically they look alike, but because Georgia has experience acting in comedy and comfortable embarrassing herself in character.
Name: Julia Sawalha
Character: Andy
Agent: Loud and Clear Voices
CV: She is known for portraying Saffron Monsoon i
Absolutely Fabulous. Likewise, Julia has also starred
in Pride & Prejudice, Ain’t Misbehaving, Faith in the
Future, Kipper, Time Gentlemen Please, Jonathan
Creek, Cranford and Lark Rise to Candleford.
Although not Greek, Julia fits the characteristics of
one of the main characters Andy and has previous
experience acting in outrages sitcoms such as Ab
Fab.
Name: Jo Brad
Character: Yiayia Maria
Agent: Kruger Crowne Worldwide
CV: Appearing in TV series like Like it or Lump it,
Getting On, Going Forward and Damned.
Even though Jo Brand is more of a comedian, her
experience in the TV shows she has done and her
stand up comedy, she suits the characteristics of
Yiayia Maria and will be able to come up with witty
remarks.
Name: Alexis Georgoulis
Character: Stav
Agent: United Agents
CV: Appearing mainly in Greek TV shows such as I’m
Your Tyrone, It was a Dream and Within a Month.
Alexis has also recently appeared in a British series
like The Durrels and an American film with Nia Vardalos in My Life in Ruins.
Being Greek, Alexis will be able to act the role of Stav
and be able to act the humour out.
Name: Milo Parker
Character: Kotchy
Agent: Braidford Willoughby Hutton Agency
CV: He worked in television as Gerry Durrel in The
Durrels, a young Ian McKellan in Playing the Part.
Likewise he appeared in the feature films Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Mr Holmes,
Ghosthunters and Robot Overlords.
With his blue eyes and dark brown hair and previous experience acting in a Greek environment, Milo
suits the characteristics of Kotchy.
Name: Alexei Sayle
Character: Pappou Andrea
Agent: Milburn Browning Associates
CV: TV shows which he has appeared in Horrible
Histories, Miss Marple: They Do it With Mirrors,
Bremner, Bird & Fortune, Holby City and New
Tricks.
Pappou Andrea is a minor role which requires
someone to be funny and witty on the spot and a
comedian, like Alexei, is capable of doing so.
Name: Jonathan Bailey
Character: Mr Conrad
Agent: Sue Terry Voices
CV: Jonathan is mainly a TV actor appearing in Off the
Hook, Campus, Groove High, Me & Mrs Jones, Leon-
ardo, Crashing, Hooten & the Lady, Chewing Gum and
W1A.
Matching the characteristics of the character and hav-
ing previously worked with E4, Jonathan is a perfect
for Mr Conrad
Name: Omid Djalili
Character: Uncle Panny
Agent: Independent Talent
CV: Omid has appeared in mainly films such as Mama
Mia 2, Big Fat Gypsy Gangster, Mummy, Spy Game,
Over the Hedge, Shaun the Sheep, Dead Man Running
and Gladiator to name a few. Omid also starred in a comedy movie called The Infidel
about a Muslim man discovering he was adopted and
was actually Jewish. With his care free attitude to-
wards portraying different nationalities as he does in
his stand up shows, Omid fits the role of Uncle Panny,
not only characteristically but also personality wise
and his ability to put on a cocky accent.
Name: Susan Wokoma
Character: Chantelle
Agent: Scott Marshall Partners
CV: Previous experience working for Channel 4 in Cra-
zyhead, Chewing Gum, Crashing and Misfits. She also
experience working fro BBC in Our Ex-wife, Bluestone
42, Uncle, Holby City, Doctors, Hotel Trouble and That
Summer Day.
With Susan’s previous experience working with E4 on
Chewing Gum,s he is the perfect fit for Chantelle as she
not only characteristically looks like her but knows
has to act for an alternative sitcom.
Name: Tom Rosenthal
Character: Sebastian
Agent: United Agents
CV: He has appeared in mainly comedy TV series like
Flat TV, Plebs and Friday Night Dinner.
With his experience in comedy and his similar ap-
pearance to the character, Tom will fit into the role of
posh Sebastian from previous characters he has had
to act as well as having working with E4 before.
Although the sitcoms characters are from Greek Cypriot descent and it would be culturally more acceptable if it was acted by Greeks or non-British people, it did not bother to select actors or actress for some roles. As all my characters can speak fluent English, my concern was not finding someone who was able to do the broken english greek accent but to find someone who closely resembled my characters and was okay and comfortable with doing comedy. The actors/actresses that I have selected are some of Greek descent and others who have acted in foreign based tv shows.
Name: Georgia Groome
Character: Hara
Agent: United Agents
CV: Georgia has appeared in TV shows such as Up
the Women, The Bright Side and The Bill. Movies
that she has also done are London to Brighton, The
Disappeared, Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging,
Double Date and Taking Stock.
Hara is one of the main characters and I believe that
Georgia will be able to act her out, not only because
characteristically they look alike, but because Georgia has experience acting in comedy and comfortable embarrassing herself in character.
Name: Julia Sawalha
Character: Andy
Agent: Loud and Clear Voices
CV: She is known for portraying Saffron Monsoon i
Absolutely Fabulous. Likewise, Julia has also starred
in Pride & Prejudice, Ain’t Misbehaving, Faith in the
Future, Kipper, Time Gentlemen Please, Jonathan
Creek, Cranford and Lark Rise to Candleford.
Although not Greek, Julia fits the characteristics of
one of the main characters Andy and has previous
experience acting in outrages sitcoms such as Ab
Fab.
Name: Jo Brad
Character: Yiayia Maria
Agent: Kruger Crowne Worldwide
CV: Appearing in TV series like Like it or Lump it,
Getting On, Going Forward and Damned.
Even though Jo Brand is more of a comedian, her
experience in the TV shows she has done and her
stand up comedy, she suits the characteristics of
Yiayia Maria and will be able to come up with witty
remarks.
Name: Alexis Georgoulis
Character: Stav
Agent: United Agents
CV: Appearing mainly in Greek TV shows such as I’m
Your Tyrone, It was a Dream and Within a Month.
Alexis has also recently appeared in a British series
like The Durrels and an American film with Nia Vardalos in My Life in Ruins.
Being Greek, Alexis will be able to act the role of Stav
and be able to act the humour out.
Name: Milo Parker
Character: Kotchy
Agent: Braidford Willoughby Hutton Agency
CV: He worked in television as Gerry Durrel in The
Durrels, a young Ian McKellan in Playing the Part.
Likewise he appeared in the feature films Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Mr Holmes,
Ghosthunters and Robot Overlords.
With his blue eyes and dark brown hair and previous experience acting in a Greek environment, Milo
suits the characteristics of Kotchy.
Name: Alexei Sayle
Character: Pappou Andrea
Agent: Milburn Browning Associates
CV: TV shows which he has appeared in Horrible
Histories, Miss Marple: They Do it With Mirrors,
Bremner, Bird & Fortune, Holby City and New
Tricks.
Pappou Andrea is a minor role which requires
someone to be funny and witty on the spot and a
comedian, like Alexei, is capable of doing so.
Name: Jonathan Bailey
Character: Mr Conrad
Agent: Sue Terry Voices
CV: Jonathan is mainly a TV actor appearing in Off the
Hook, Campus, Groove High, Me & Mrs Jones, Leon-
ardo, Crashing, Hooten & the Lady, Chewing Gum and
W1A.
Matching the characteristics of the character and hav-
ing previously worked with E4, Jonathan is a perfect
for Mr Conrad
Name: Omid Djalili
Character: Uncle Panny
Agent: Independent Talent
CV: Omid has appeared in mainly films such as Mama
Mia 2, Big Fat Gypsy Gangster, Mummy, Spy Game,
Over the Hedge, Shaun the Sheep, Dead Man Running
and Gladiator to name a few. Omid also starred in a comedy movie called The Infidel
about a Muslim man discovering he was adopted and
was actually Jewish. With his care free attitude to-
wards portraying different nationalities as he does in
his stand up shows, Omid fits the role of Uncle Panny,
not only characteristically but also personality wise
and his ability to put on a cocky accent.
Name: Susan Wokoma
Character: Chantelle
Agent: Scott Marshall Partners
CV: Previous experience working for Channel 4 in Cra-
zyhead, Chewing Gum, Crashing and Misfits. She also
experience working fro BBC in Our Ex-wife, Bluestone
42, Uncle, Holby City, Doctors, Hotel Trouble and That
Summer Day.
With Susan’s previous experience working with E4 on
Chewing Gum,s he is the perfect fit for Chantelle as she
not only characteristically looks like her but knows
has to act for an alternative sitcom.
Name: Tom Rosenthal
Character: Sebastian
Agent: United Agents
CV: He has appeared in mainly comedy TV series like
Flat TV, Plebs and Friday Night Dinner.
With his experience in comedy and his similar ap-
pearance to the character, Tom will fit into the role of
posh Sebastian from previous characters he has had
to act as well as having working with E4 before.
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