No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency: Series 1
The books are a joy and this series does them proud. Before them many had probably never even heard of Botswana. They certainly have now - the tiny South African country portrayed so evocatively and with such affection.
Jill Scott is perfect as Mms Precious Ramotswe, facing a snake in her truck, chickens in the office and a crop of intriguing cases. How can a dentist be alternatively so fine and so incompetent? Where is the husband, missing since finding religion? Who is vandalizing local shops? Who is the poisoner in a warring family? Why are hospital patients dying at exactly the same time on consecutive Friday afternoons?
Much else besides. Many laughs too, especially when Mma Makutsi is around - Anika Noni Rose hilarious as Mma Ramotswe's ultra conscientious, humourless assistant. Also excellent is Lucian Msamati as the kindly owner of Speedy Motors. Will he and Precious ever marry? There are obstacles.
Throughout there is heart, concern for fellow beings. There is, though, no shying from Life's darker side - the prevalence of AIDS, the return of someone Precious never again wished to see. Especially moving is Episode 3, C.C.H. Pounder guesting as a rich American in search of the son who disappeared ten years earlier.
Colourful, exuberant. All in all, a very real treat.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Following on from the late-great Anthony Mingella&39;s adaptation of Alexander McCall Smith&39;s novel the spirited Mma Ramotswe (US soul singer Jill Scott) returns in this full television series Set in Southern Africa&39;s beautiful Botswana the action centres on the country&39;s first female-owned detective agency Charles Sturridge (SHACKLETON) and Tim Fywell (SILENT WITNESS) take over the direction of this lavish charming production Includes all 7 episodes of this the first series
Based on Alexander McCall Smith's bestselling novels, this six-part drama series chronicles the adventures of Precious Ramotswe (Jill Scott), the proprietor of the only female-owned detective agency in Botswana. Aided by her highly efficient yet somewhat peculiar secretary Mma Makutsi (Anika Noni Rose), Precious investigates cases and helps people solve problems in their lives - and begins a special friendship with the highly respectable owner of a local garage, JLB Matekoni (Lucian Msamati). The series is a continuation of the original two-hour BBC pilot episode, which was directed by Anthony Minghella before his untimely death in 2008.
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