Papadopoulos & Sons

Synopsis: Self-made businessman Harry Papadopoulos has got it all; a mansion house; awards and a super rich lifestyle. However, on the eve of a property deal of a lifetime, a financial crisis hits and the banks call in their huge loans. Harry and his family lose everything in an instant. Everything, except the dormant and forgotten Three Brothers Fish & Chip Shop half owned by Harry's larger than life brother Spiros who's been estranged from the family for years. With no alternative, Harry and his family, plant enthusiast James; fashion victim Katie; nerdy Theo and their loyal nanny Mrs. Parrington, are forced to pack their bags, leave their millionaire lifestyle and join 'Uncle Spiros' to live above the neglected Three Brothers chippie. Together they set about bringing the chip shop back to life under the suspicious gaze of the their old rival, Hassan, from the neighbouring Turkish kebab shop whose son has his own eyes on Katie. Each family member must come to terms with their new life in their
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Marcus Markou
Production: Double M Films
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
77%
NOT RATED
Year:
2012
105 min
50 Views


Often when he just a boy

Harry Papadopoulos

Came to this country with nothing.

Harry was a grofter,

entering the restaurant

trade as a young man.

Must've used Euphemismus,

for Greek waiter isn't he?

Only joking Harry.

He then started the now

famous Papadopoulos

& Sons, doing all things Greek.

From Taramasalata to olive oil

and Frozen-Moussaka.

Which I must admit my wife and I are

a partial to in occasion.

Not one to settle, Harry's made the move

in to comercial property.

Where he's about to embark on

one of the most audacious development yet.

Papadopoulos Plaza.

A 2 Million square

foot redevelopment

in the heart of our great city.

Ladies and gentelmen, I give you

European Entrepeneur of the year:

Harry Papadopoulos.

That's lovely. Now,

stood out a bit for me.

Yeah that's nice.

Just look at the camera.

- Little bit more, perfect.

Now, touch the vase for me

if you don't mind.

Touch it?

What about...

Oh, Katie... you're

a P-P-P-Perv.

And you're the F-F-F-Freak,

- Shush!

Come on guys,

big smile, big smile for me!

Did you really work in a restaurant daddy?

- Long time ago. Touch it.

Guys, this was supposed to be celebration!

What's the greek word? Is it Hopa, hopa?

Touch the vase.

Cheese!

Congratulation from the Prime Minister.

Sir Derek Otterly was there today

mrs. Perrington?

Hmm... I don't know.

Derek? you must remember him.

He's been in to the house.

It's because they're all so dull

- Wait...

Gold doing well, Tech stocks down.

Nice one, Mrs. P.

- Thanks, Dave. Do you wanna stay for supper?

Oh no, I best not.

Got somethig along

Who won tonight Vase ain't it.

You ever been on

Entrepenuer of the year?

It's impressive.

Dave, did you... get my cussing?

I think mates in the green house.

I got you a Caryopteris

and a Philadelphus.

Cheers man, thank you.

- See you later - See you tomorow.

Daddy, what did

Papadopoulos & sons

borrow for property development?

300 Million.

Never mind the trial

and tribulation at the stock market.

Finish your supper young man.

Nanny P!

Eat up, or there's no

pudding, I made you a sponge

Two, four, eight, sixteen...

- Alright.

32, 64, 128...

- That's enough.

Something is happening with

Interbank London daddy!

Alright we'll talk about it tomorow.

Gonna be a long summer.

Dating into a business award

ceremony is hardly

a family day out

My suggest was

a Cottage in Lime Regis.

Dave, I need to

talk to you about James.

It's a... look, you really should be

doing that out in the back!

Yeah, sorry.

Look, it's a..

He needs to

complete his degree. And this..

...gardening, the

hortyculture, the plants...

Yeah yeah.

It's a huge distraction.

I was just opening

my own show the older days

Yeah well, I need him to study,

and you're diverting his attention.

And frankly it's

not what I pay you for.

Please don't be so childish.

You know, if you work for my

company, you probably be fired

Yeah.

Is anything else?

- No, that's it.

Good night, Mr. Papadopoulos.

James?

Relax.

Calm down.

You need to learn how to...

You really need to learn how to

express your self more calm..

Wanker.

Wanker!

James, can I come in?

"It's not the strongest to survive

nor the most intelegent,

but those adaptable to change."

Facinating. Charles Darwin.

Aw, look at that!

And that's...

Did you know, that

the average garden

contains over 3,5

million species?

No, I didn't.

Dad, I'm not going back to...

But it's only a year,

and then you got a law degree.

I have no intention of running...

Papadopoulos & Sons.

I can't even pronounce it.

- Look..

Finish your studies.

The plants, it's a hobby sure.

Give your self options, you may

change your mind about the business.

You know there're lot of

creative borrow now in business.

Like what?

Like marketing.

Alright, differ the far new year.

Take a year off. Why not.

Fine.

But don't quit.

Your mother would've said the same.

Will she?

Well your mother would

probably just said do what

you feel was right. But I

doubt if she was wrong.

And then we'd argue probably,

and she win.

That was your mother.

At least consider differing.

Ok. I'll consider differing.

Yeah? Great.

Great.

So there you are,

it's not a definitely not.

What's this one called?

- It's an Ivy.

Mrs. P?

Mrs. P.

Look, I'd better...

Hey

Well done for...

You know.

Close it?

Yes, please.

Evening boss, sorry to disturb.

I work for homeless charity.

Sorry, no thanks.

Dishclothes?

- I know how you people up right.

I've got a bagde.

- Not a mention of a charity.

Come on, boss. Give us a break.

Trying to earn a living here.

Look I got tea towels,

service cleaners,

scrubbers, brushes,

window sprays,

shammies for drawer in a car...

Cars.

- Daddy, you need to see the news!

Hello there, Mini-Boss.

Who's that man?

He's a... he works for charity.

Is it a cake sale?

- Cakes?

Did you say cakes?

Did he say cakes?

How did you know, that's

what I wanna do. Open up a cake shop.

Cakes! Really?

Cup Cakes, individually

decorated ginger man,

bite size apple strudle,

gooey fudge ball, mini-muffins...

It's what they sell

at traditional fair.

Got business plan and everything.

It will be egalitarian,

but feel... exclusive.

So my mission statement really:

"Progressive people's cake shop",

for progressive pricein'.

Very good. I know about a thing or two

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes

Marcus Markou

Marcus Markou is a British film maker, playwright and internet entrepreneur.Markou’s debut feature film Papadopoulos & Sons, starring Stephen Dillane, was completed in 2012. The film was self-distributed by Markou in UK cinemas in April 2013 achieving the second highest screen average of any film in that weekend. This success places the film among the top 5 self-distributed UK films in the past 15 years. The film went on to be bought by the BBC, ARTE and Netflix. Markou’s approach to distribution included cold calling Greek Orthodox priests asking them to announce the film in their Sunday servicesMarkou speaks extensively about self distribution at film industry events and film festivals and is the subject of self distribution case studies.His play Ordinary Dreams; Or How to Survive a Meltdown with Flair was staged in May 2009 at the Trafalgar Studios with actors James Lance and Adrian Bower. Age-Sex-Location, his play about chat rooms and virtual worlds, was staged at the Riverside Studios in 2004 with actor Ed Stoppard.In 2014 Markou was nominated by the London Critics Circle Awards for Breakthrough British Filmmaker.On April 11, 2018, it was announced that Marcus Markou was embarking in a new crowdfunding film and TV venture, along with US producer Cassian Elwes. Their company, dubbed Movie Collective, aims at financing film projects through an innovative crowdfunding approach that allows any investor to share the risk and the rewards, should a film be profitable. more…

All Marcus Markou scripts | Marcus Markou Scripts

0 fans

Submitted on August 05, 2018

Discuss this script with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Translate and read this script in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Papadopoulos & Sons" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/papadopoulos_%2526_sons_15541>.

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest writers community and scripts collection on the web!

    Watch the movie trailer

    Papadopoulos & Sons

    Browse Scripts.com

    The Studio:

    ScreenWriting Tool

    Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features.