

2009–2009 · BBC One · Ended
The first BBC drama to be filmed entirely on location in Botswana, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is a charming story chronicling the adventures of Mma Ramotswe, a Motswana woman who starts up the country's first female-owned detective agency. Based on the novels by Alexander McCall Smith.
Sundays at 9:00 PM London time
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Last aired
S01E06 · A Real Botswana Diamond
2009-04-19
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