No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The

Year

2008

Genre

Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Mystery

Country

UK, USA, South Africa, Botswana

Director

Actors

Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose, Lucian Msamati, Desmond Dube, Thabo Malema, Tau Maserumule, Lebogang Motubudi, Harish Patel, Brenda Ngxoli, Dipshika Mahajan, Mosako Mogara, Kgomotso Delia Tshwenyego

Description

After her father's death, sensible and cheerful Mma Precious Ramotswe sells her inherited cattle and opens the country's only female-owned detective agency. She hires Botswana Secretarial College graduate (97% in the final exams!) Grace Makutsi as her assistant. Together they solve problems big and small with their wisdom, big hearts, and endless cups of red-bush tea. Meanwhile, Mma Ramotswe's best friend, mechanic Mr. JLB Matekoni, hopes for a chance to win her heart... Based on Alexander McCall Smith's best-selling book series.

Episodes

• Season 1: 0. No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The (2008). A Botswanan woman starts up the country's first female-owned detective agency. Based on the series of novels by Alexander McCall Smith.
• Season 1: 1. Big Bonanza, The (2009). The agency makes inquires about a dentist, searches for a missing dog, and investigates the case of a missing husband.
• Season 1: 2. Poison (2009). The agency investigates a possible poisoner amongst a feuding family, ivory smuggling, and a series of unexplained deaths at the hospital.
• Season 1: 3. Boy With An African Heart, The (2009). An American woman asks for Precious's help to trace her son who vanished a decade before.
• Season 1: 4. Problems In Moral Philosophy (2009). Mma Pekwane thinks her husband has bought a stolen car. Precious is on the case and uncovers a dangerous car-jacking ring. Grace gets a new hair style to tackle her first case as assistant detective.
• Season 1: 5. Beauty And Integrity (2009). A new detective agency opens up near the Ladies. Grace investigates a beauty contest while Precious is trying to find Nandira Patel's mystery boyfriend.
• Season 1: 6. Real Botswana Diamond, A (2009). Precious has a few things to sort out, the main one being her old husband turning up again.

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