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"The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" (2008)Original Air Date:
23 March 2008 (Season 1, Episode 0)Plot:
A Botswanan woman starts up the country's first female-owned detective agency. Based on the series of novels by Alexander McCall Smith. full summary | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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"The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" - New clips and images from the HBO show! (From Movie Jungle. 25 March 2009)
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Africa, at her seductive best moreCast
(Episode Cast overview, first billed only)| Jill Scott | ... | Precious Ramotswe | |
| Anika Noni Rose | ... | Grace Makutsi | |
| Lucian Msamati | ... | JLB Matekoni | |
| Nikki Amuka-Bird | ... | Alice Busang (as Nikki Amuka Bird) | |
| Desmond Dube | ... | BK | |
| Tumisho Masha | ... | Lucky Sesana | |
| Bongeka Mpongwana | ... | Happy Bapetsi | |
| David Oyelowo | ... | Kremlin Busang | |
| John Kani | ... | Daddy Bapetsi | |
| Vusi Kunene | ... | Doctor Gulubane | |
| Harriet Lenabe | ... | Mma Notshi (as Harriet Manamela) | |
| Colin Salmon | ... | Note Makoti | |
| Idris Elba | ... | Charlie Gotso | |
| Lindani Nkosi | ... | Hector Lepodise | |
| Vasco Shoba | ... | Obed Ramotswe |
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During the funeral service for Obed Ramotswe, Precious' father, is played by the Bishop of Gaborone, Bishop Trevor Muamba, and 'Woman Mourner #1' is played by Botswana's Minister of Health, Mme Sheila Tlou. moreSoundtrack:
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Gentle, heart-caressing and unpretentious, the No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is the beautiful and acclaimed TV film of Precious Mambotswe, from the more acclaimed, charming series of stories by Alexander McCall Smith.
Mambotswe is the only female detective in Botswana and, by default, the number-one female detective in the land. She is played by stunning and understated, Jill Scott who is nigh-on perfectly cast in the role.
The film is an undemanding stroll, packed with gentle-suspense, wit and warm understanding, through a Africa known and loved by many.
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is a delightful and memorable watch.