The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

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For the first book in the series see: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (novel)

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is a series of nine novels (as of 2008) by Rhodesian-born author Alexander McCall Smith. The eponymous agency is located in modern-day Gaborone, capital of Botswana. Its founder is a fictional Botswana woman, Mma Precious Ramotswe, who features as the stories' protagonist and main detective.

The episodic novels are as much about the adventures and foibles of different characters as they are about solving mysteries. Each book in the series follows on from the previous book.

A TV series of 13 episodes is to be produced by the BBC to be shown on BBC One in the UK and on HBO in the US. An hour and three-quarter long pilot for the series was broadcast on BBC One on 23 March 2008 (Easter Sunday) with filming of the remaining episodes to commence during the summer.[1]

Contents

[edit] Main characters

[edit] Locales

[edit] In Botswana

[edit] Themes and topics of the stories

[edit] Issues addressed in the cases

[edit] Bibliography

  1. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (1998)
  2. Tears Of The Giraffe (2000)
  3. Morality for Beautiful Girls (2001)
  4. The Kalahari Typing School for Men (2002)
  5. The Full Cupboard of Life (2004)
  6. In The Company of Cheerful Ladies (2004 - also known as The Night-Time Dancer)
  7. Blue Shoes and Happiness (2006)
  8. The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (2007)
  9. The Miracle at Speedy Motors (2008)

[edit] Television series

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

Television network HBO has greenlighted a 13 episode series based on the books. The 2 hour pilot was filmed on location in Botswana and stars Jill Scott as Mma. Ramotswe. The pilot was scripted by Richard Curtis and the late Anthony Minghella.[2]

[edit] Radio Series

McCall Smith himself dramatised the series for BBC Radio 4. Four series have been broadcast, the first beginning on September 15, 2004, the last ending on January 4, 2008. The series encompass the first to seventh books. They star Claire Benedict as Mma Ramotswe. [3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ BBC
  2. ^ People & Places (2008). Speaking of HBO. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
  3. ^ Radio dramatisation at RadioListings.co.uk

[edit] External links

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