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TV-PG
HBO
Mar 15, 2009
1 h

TV-PG
HBO
Mar 15, 2009
1 h

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Summary Alexander McCall Smith's popular detective series comes to the small screen courtesy of HBO and the BBC. Oscar winner Anthony Minghella shepherds this project with a two-hour pilot shot in Botswana. Leading the cast is R&B singer/songwriter Jill Scott playing the role of Precious Ramotswe, a good-natured, intuitive mid-30's woman who ...

Directed By: Charles Sturridge

Written By: Alexander McCall Smith, Nicholas Wright

TV-PG
HBO
Mar 15, 2009
1 h

TV-PG
HBO
Mar 15, 2009
1 h

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

S1 • Episode 1

The Big Bonanza

Air Date: Mar 15, 2009

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Summary Alexander McCall Smith's popular detective series comes to the small screen courtesy of HBO and the BBC. Oscar winner Anthony Minghella shepherds this project with a two-hour pilot shot in Botswana. Leading the cast is R&B singer/songwriter Jill Scott playing the role of Precious Ramotswe, a good-natured, intuitive mid-30's woman who ...

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Episode 0 • Mar 23, 2008 • 1 h 49 m

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

A Botswanan woman starts up the country's first female-owned detective agency. Based on the series of novels by Alexander McCall Smith.

Episode 1 • Mar 15, 2009 • 1 h

The Big Bonanza

The agency makes inquires about a dentist, searches for a missing dog, and investigates the case of a missing husband.

Episode 2 • Mar 22, 2009 • 57 m

The agency investigates a possible poisoner amongst a feuding family, ivory smuggling, and a series of unexplained deaths at the hospital.

Episode 3 • Mar 29, 2009 • 1 h 50 m

The Boy with an African Heart

An American woman asks for Precious's help to trace her son who vanished a decade before.

Episode 4 • Apr 5, 2009 • 58 m

Problems in Moral Philosophy

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.

Episode 5 • Apr 12, 2009 • 57 m

Beauty and Integrity

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.

Episode 6 • Apr 19, 2009 • 58 m

A Real Botswana Diamond

Precious has a few things to sort out, the main one being her old husband turning up again.

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