The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency |  | Actor: Jill Scott
Studio: HBO
Category: DVD
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Rating:  158 reviews
Sales Rank: 544
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, Closed-captioned, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Discs: 3
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Running Time: 451 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.6 x 1.2
MPN: HBOD100553D
UPC: 883929076666
EAN: 0883929076666
ASIN: B0016Q2D1Q
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: September 8, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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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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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency July 27, 2010
Elizabeth Babcock (Ridgecrest, CA)
I am still in sorrow over HBO's decision not to continue this wonderful series. With a strong cast, wonderful scenery, and beautiful adherence to Alexander McCall Smith's stories, this collection of episodes is a must-have! Now if HBO would only continue with more episodes . . .
Absolutely Wonderful July 27, 2010
Paul Garland (El Paso, Texas USA)
The books are better (of course) but these DVD are about as close as it is possible to get.
Double your pleasure July 20, 2010
Kathy Crane (SAN ANTONIO, TX, US)
You've read the books ( you have, haven't you?) so you have to get the DVDs of the show. The casting director did such an awesome job and you will not be disappointed. I can't wait for them to film the 2nd season.
What I've been waiting for! July 19, 2010
R. Brown-Wright (Willingboro NJ)
I'll start this off by saying that I had no previous history with the books. I picked this DVD up at the library and loved it so much that I went to Target and bought my own. (I couldn't wait on amazon, lol.)
Everything about this was compelling and engaging. I could call this DVD flawless and if you knew me, then you'd know that I can find something wrong with everything. So get your tea, settle in on a lazy afternoon and prepare to enjoy.
A Great DVD/Ladies Detective Agency July 14, 2010
old parson (LA)
Although the director took some liberties with the books, the resultant DVD/HBO First Series was excellent mainly because of the actors. It's great fun.
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