The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (TV series)

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
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GenreComedy drama
Created byRichard Curtis
Anthony Minghella
Based onThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
by Alexander McCall Smith
Written byRichard Curtis
Nicholas Wright
Robert Jones
Directed byAnthony Minghella
Charles Sturridge
Tim Fywell
StarringJill Scott
Anika Noni Rose
Lucian Msamati
Desmond Dube
Music byGabriel Yared
Country of originUnited Kingdom
United States
Original languagesEnglish
Tswana
No. of episodes1 pilot episode and 6 episodes
Production
Executive producersBob Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein
Anthony Minghella
Sydney Pollack
Richard Curtis
Amy J. Moore
ProducerTimothy Bricknell
Production locationBotswana
CinematographySeamus McGarvey
Giulio Biccari
Running time109 minutes (pilot)
56-58 minutes (regular episodes)
Original release
NetworkBBC One / BBC HD (UK)
HBO (USA)
Release23 March 2008 (2008-03-23) –
19 April 2009 (2009-04-19)
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is a television comedy-drama series, produced by the BBC in conjunction with HBO, and based on the novels of the same name by Alexander McCall Smith. The novels focus on the story of a detective agency opened by Mma Ramotswe and her courtship with the mechanic Mr. J. L. B. Matekoni. The series was filmed on location in Botswana and was seen as one of the first major film or television productions to be undertaken in Botswana.[1][a]

The programme began with a feature-length television film, broadcast in the UK on the BBC on 23 March 2008. Executive producer Anthony Minghella directed the film and co-wrote the adaptation with fellow executive producer Richard Curtis. A six-episode series was ordered in November 2008 and the BBC began broadcasting it in the UK on 15 March 2009. HBO began broadcasting the series on 29 March 2009, starting with the feature-length film, which was broadcast as a pilot. In 2010 the show won a Peabody Award for its 2009 season.[3] It was cancelled after one season despite positive reviews.

While HBO did not renew the show after its first series, they announced in summer 2011 that the series might continue as two or more standalone films.[4] The following year HBO revealed they had decided not to move forward with the project.[5]

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  2. ^ "The Gods Must Be Crazy – review" (PDF). tspace.library.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Complete List of Recipients of the 69th Annual Peabody Awards". Peabody.uga.edu. Archived from the original on 3 April 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  4. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (28 July 2011). "HBO Sets Premieres for Boardwalk Empire, Luck and Others, Reopens Ladies' Detective Agency". TVLine. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  5. ^ Owen, Rob. "PRESS TOUR: 'No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency' shut down; 'Ethel' Kennedy doc coming to HBO". Community Voices from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 20 October 2017.


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