The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency |  | Actor: Jill Scott
Studio: HBO
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Rating:  60 reviews
Sales Rank: 103
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 451 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.7 x 1
MPN: 1000100553
UPC: 883929076666
EAN: 0883929076666
ASIN: B0016Q2D1Q
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: September 8, 2009
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| • | Based on the best-selling novels by Alexander McCall Smith, The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency tells the uplifting fictional story of a Botswana woman who fulfills a longtime dream and bucks daunting odds by opening her country s first and only female-owned detective agency. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION Rating: TVMA Age: 883929076666 UPC: 883929076666 Manufa |
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Product Description
Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 09/01/2009 Run time: 480 minutes
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The lead hails from the U.S. and the creators come from the U.K., but The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency celebrates Botswana, "the finest place on God's Earth," as surely as a woman’s intuition. In his final directorial effort, Anthony Minghella joins forces with producer/co-writer Richard Curtis for the pilot, in which Precious Ramotswe (Grammy-winning singer Jill Scott) makes her debut. After her father dies, Mma Ramotswe sells his cows and opens an agency, because she "wants to do good." So, the "traditionally built woman" (in the words of Anthony McCall Smith, who wrote nine books about her) leases the old Gabarone post office, hires hyper-efficient secretary Grace Makutsi (Anika Noni Rose, Dreamgirls), and gets down to business. With sassy hairdresser BK (Desmond Dube) and smitten mechanic JLB Matekoni (Lucian Msamati) cheering her on, Mma Ramotswe becomes a combination detective/feminist icon, sharing "endless cups of red bush tea" with her clients, encouraging women to take charge of their lives, and tackling tricky cases involving missing persons, duplicitous daddies, dangerous dentists, and unfaithful spouses (MI-5's David Oyelowo plays one of them). Produced for the BBC/HBO and filmed in Africa, the first season eschews gunplay and profanity for a fresh take on the small-town mystery series. Like Agatha Christie's Marple, but with fewer dead bodies, Mma Ramotswe depends more on her wits than technology. In his author's diaries, McCall Smith reveals that "Minghella had long wanted to film my novels." Tim Fywell and Charles Sturridge (Brideshead Revisited) handle the remaining six episodes, while other distinguished guests include Prime Suspect's Colin Salmon as Ramotswe's ne'er-do-well ex-husband and Emmy nominee CCH Pounder as a mother searching for a lost son. Why Rose, who turns on a dime between comedy and tragedy, didn't also receive Emmy recognition, however, is the show's real mystery. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Delightful series more than just a detective story November 21, 2009
book lover (Waverly, IA USA)
This wonderful series brings to life the much loved #1 Ladies Detective Agency books. Filmed on location, with a excellent cast that truely embodies their characters. It was so much more than just detective stories. The issues touched upon and the personal relationships connects one to the people in a way that the mystery would not. It will touch your heart.
Our entire family loves it! November 21, 2009
Ana Braga-Henebry (Rural South Dakota)
Best family show in a looong time! We love it--our entire family, teens, kids, adults! So much fun and such depth of the human spirit--does justice to Alexander McCall Smith's beautiful and honorable creative mind!
Botswana revisted November 20, 2009
quilter (Arizona)
Enjoyed the Ladies Detective ( excuse me) THE NUMBER 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books. Botswana sounds wonderful. The casting of the story principals is beyond great. A real joy to have in my DVD collection
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency November 18, 2009
V. Victoria (Kailua, Hi United States)
We thoroughly enjoyed the first season! I've read all the books and felt the series stayed true to the books in story and sentiment. Where is Season #2! Wish they would continue with the series. All characters, esp. Jill Scott, are wonderful!
Loving No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency November 17, 2009
A. Tyler (Detroit, MI. USA)
What a wonderful family oriented series. I am hoping the producers decide to film a Season 2. This is feel good TV at its best. I want more. Jill Scott and the cast are wonderful.
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