The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. The complete first season

Bricknell, Timothy, (television producer.). Minghella, Anthony, (television director,, screenwriter.). Sturridge, Charles, (television director.). Fywell, Tim, (television director.). Scott, Jill, 1972- (actor.). Rose, Anika Noni, 1972- (actor.). Msamati, Lucian, 1976- (actor.). Dube, Desmond, (actor.). McCall Smith, Alexander 1948- Television adaptation of (work): No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. (Added Author). Home Box Office (Firm), (presenter.). Weinstein Company, (presenter.). British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, (presenter.). Mirage Enterprises (Firm), (television production company.). Cinechicks (Firm), (television production company.). Film Afrika Worldwide (Firm), (television production company.). HBO Home Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). Warner Home Video (Firm), (distributor.). Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose, Lucian Msamati, Desmond Dube. (Cast).

Summary: Follows Precious Ramotste, a recently bereaved woman, as she sets up the only woman-run Private Detective Agency in Botswana and her attempts to get it off the ground. She gets help from Grace Makutsi, her new secretary, and Mr. JLB Matekoni, the owner and super mechanic of the wonderful Speedy Motors. Mma Ramotste takes on cases, meets many new people who need her help - from a woman who thinks the man who has turned up at her door is not her father, to another lady who has a boyfriend who may or may not be faithful to her.

Item details

ISBN: 1419883380
ISBN: 9781419883385
ISBN: 9786313041435
ISBN: 6313041437
Physical Description: videodisc
3 videodiscs (480 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [New York, NY] : HBO Home Entertainment ; [2009]
Distributor: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video.
Copyright: ©2009

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Title from container. Based on the novels by Alexander McCall Smith. Contains the pilot and all 6 episodes from the first season. Special features: Anthony Minghella's no. 1 film ; Botswana, the gem of Africa ; The making of No. 1 ladies detective agency ; The beat of Botswana ; series index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1. Pilot / screenplay by Richard Curtis and Anthony Minghella, directed by Anthony Minghella ; The big bonanza / written by Nicholas Wright, directed by Charles Sturridge -- disc 2. Poison / written by Nicholas Wright, directed by Charles Sturridge ; The boy with an African heart / written by Nicholas Wright, directed by Charles Sturridge ; Problems in moral philosophy / written by Robert Jones, directed by Tim Fywell -- disc 3. Beauty and integrity / written by Robert Jones, directed by Tim Fywell ; A real Botswana diamond / written by Robert Jones, directed by Tim Fywell.
Participant or Performer Note:	Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose, Lucian Msamati, Desmond Dube.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Originally broadcast on BBC1 in 2009.
Target Audience Note:	Television Parental Guidelines rating: TV-MA.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC, widescreen (letterbox); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo.
Language Note:	In English or Spanish with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English.
Awards Note:	Peabody Award, 2009. American Film Institute, 2010: TV Program of the Year.