The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency |  | Actor: Jill Scott
Studio: HBO
Category: DVD
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Rating:  125 reviews
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Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, Closed-captioned, 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
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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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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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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 Quality not what expected March 19, 2010
V. Edwards (Hyattsville, MD)
This product was advertised as "like new". I received it and the second episode on the first DVD was damaged and I could not view it. Very disappointed with this purchasedThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. I enjoyed the episodes I was able to view.
Must buy, largely unknown HBO gem March 15, 2010
Corey Franks
Such warmth, charm and beautiful landscapes surrounded by delightful little mysteries to solve. The cast is wonderful and this truly shows the diversity of HBO programming. This show is very much needed and I surely hope Season Two is not far behind.
Series Does Justice to the Novels! March 14, 2010
No,1 Fan (Australia)
I am no. 1 fan of the The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and so was slightly apprehensive that the series would not live up to the high standard of the novels. It is, however, everything that I hoped for and the characterisation is superb. I cannot wait for the next instalment.
Fabulous No. 1 Ladies! March 12, 2010
Arne O. Mc Masters
This series was one of the best produced and directed we have ever seen. It stayed true to the books and brought Botswana and the characters to life. Jill Scott was perfect for MMa Ramotswe and her secratary is a hoot! All the characters were perfect for their roles and the African people of Botswana were so beautiful, as was the country and way of interacting amoung each other. We highly recommend this series and are looking forward to the next set.
#1 Ladies Detective Agency HBO DVD set March 11, 2010
Lisa Ross (New York, NY USA)
I gave this away as a gift to a friend who was leaving my place of employment and moving out of state. He loved the books as much as I did, but didn't have HBO. After seeing the series myself, I knew it was the perfect gift, and I was right.
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