Description |
3 videodiscs (451 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. |
Cast |
Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose, Lucian Msamati. |
Note |
Based on the novels by Alexander McCall Smith. |
Event |
Originally broadcast on HBO in 2009. |
Note |
Contains the pilot and all 6 episodes from the first season. |
Audience |
TV-MA. |
Summary |
Follows Mma 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 Mma 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. |
Contents |
Disc 1. Pilot ; The big bonanza -- Disc 2. Poison ; The boy with an African heart ; Problems in moral philosophy -- Disc 3. Beauty and integrity ; A real Botswana diamond. |
Note |
Bonus features: Botswana : the gem of Africa ; Anthony Minghella's No. 1 film ; The beat of Botswana ; The making of The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency ; The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency : author's diary. |
Language |
English or Spanish dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Imaginary organization) -- Drama.
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Women detectives -- Botswana -- Drama.
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Women-owned business enterprises -- Botswana -- Drama.
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Secretaries -- Botswana -- Drama.
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Mechanics (Persons) -- Botswana -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Botswana -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Detective and mystery television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Television series.
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Added Author |
Scott, Jill, 1972-
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Rose, Anika Noni, 1972-
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Bricknell, Timothy.
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McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series.
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Weinstein Company.
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Home Box Office (Firm)
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
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Mirage Enterprises (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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Added Title |
Number One Ladies' Detective Agency Complete first season |
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No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Season one |
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No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Season 1 |
ISBN |
1419883380 |
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9781419883385 |
Standard No. |
883929076666 |
Music No. |
1000100553 Home Box Office |
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