Series synopsis
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is a British mystery crime comedy drama television series that premiered on BBC One on March 15, 2009. It ended on April 19, 2009. It was created by Anthony Minghella, Richard Curtis. It stars Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose, Lucian Msamati and Desmond Dube.
The adventures of Mma Ramotswe, a Motswana woman who starts Botswana's first female-owned detective agency.
Premise
The adventures of Mma Ramotswe, a Motswana woman who starts Botswana's first female-owned detective agency.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jill Scott as Mma Precious Ramotswe
- Anika Noni Rose as Grace Makutsi
- Lucian Msamati as JLB Matekoni
- Desmond Dube as BK
Guest cast
- Vusi Kunene as Doctor Gulubane
- Tau Maserumule as Fanwell
- Thabo Malema as Charlie
- Lebogang Motubudi as Richard Makutsi
- Harish Patel as Mr Patel
- Brenda Ngxoli as Florence Peko
- Mosako Mogara as Wellington
- Dipshika Mahajan as Nandira Patel
- Paterson Joseph as Cephas Buthelezi
- Keketso Semoko as Mma Potokwane
- Maggie Benedict as Maggie
- Tsholofelo Mashishi as Petal Siphambe
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 7 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | March 23, 2008 | March 23, 2008 |
| Season 1 | 6 | March 15, 2009 | April 19, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Precious Ramotswe decides to become Botswana's first-ever female detective. |
March 23, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Big Bonanza Botswana's No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency is in desperate need of clients. To boost business, Mma Makutsi prints up flyers, which seem to do the trick. Mma Ramotswe soon finds herself hunting down an absconding apostolic, finding a disappearing dog, and checking up on a definitely disturbed dentist. |
March 15, 2009 |
| 2 |
Poison Mma Ramotswe finds herself investigating a case of ivory smuggling when she is asked to investigate the behaviour of Rra Lisindi. Mma Makutsi takes a look at some mysterious deaths at Tlokweng Hospital. |
March 22, 2009 |
| 3 |
The Boy with an African Heart Mma Ramotswe attempts to help Mrs Curtin discover what has happened to his son as he has been missing for 10 years. Mma Makutsi attempts to find out who is responsible for the Kgale hill break-ins. |
March 29, 2009 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC One |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 15, 2009 |
| Last aired | April 19, 2009 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Canceled |
| Schedule | Sunday at 21:00:00 |