TV series · Canceled

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Name: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cast: Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose, Lucian Msamati, Desmond Dube, Tau Maserumule

2009 · 1 season, 6 episodes · 60m episodes · Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery · BBC One · United Kingdom · Rated TV-PG (US)

The adventures of Mma Ramotswe, a Motswana woman who starts Botswana's first female-owned detective agency.

Created by

Richard Curtis, Anthony Minghella

Based on the novel by

Alexander McCall Smith

Starring

Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose, Lucian Msamati, Desmond Dube, Tau Maserumule, Thabo Malema

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based on novel or bookbotswanacomedy mysterydark comedydetective agencyfemale detectivefemale protagonistsibling relationshipsouth africa

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