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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency 
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Written and dramatised by Alexander McCall Smith.
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Description |
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| 01 | 01 | The Daddy | 20040910 | 20090427 (R7) 20090428 (R7) 20091124 (R7) 20091125 (R7) 20100719 (R7) 20100720 (R7) 20110725 (R4+) 20110726 (R4+) 20121016 (R4+) 20121017 (R4+) | Owner and founder Precious Ramotswe takes on her first case - and a new secretary. Based in Botswana, owner and founder Precious Ramotswe takes on her first case - and a new secretary. Stars Clare Benedict. Based in Botswana, owner and founder Precious Ramotswe takes on her first case - and a new secretary. Stars Clare Benedict.  Owner and founder Precious Ramotswe takes on her first case - and a new secretary.Precious Ramotswe, owner and founder of the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency, takes on her first case - and a news secretary. jeweller....emmanuel ighodaro motholeli/university secretary....gbemisola ikumelo philemon....Chuk Iwujidr ranta....willie jonah mr jlb matekoni....joseph marcell mma makutsi....Nadine Marshallproduced and directed by Gaynor Macfarlane |
| 01 | 02 | The Bone | 20040917 | 20090428 (R7) 20090429 (R7) 20091125 (R7) 20091126 (R7) 20100720 (R7) 20100721 (R7) 20110726 (R4+) 20110727 (R4+) 20121017 (R4+) 20121018 (R4+) | Precious seeks the truth about Nandira Patel's boyfriend - and to solve a bone mystery. Precious tries to uncover the truth about Nandira Patel's boyfriend - and to solve a bone mystery. Stars Claire BenedictPrecious tries to uncover the truth about Nandira Patel's boyfriend - and to solve a bone mystery. Stars Claire Benedict.  Precious Ramotswe, owner and founder of The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency, sets out to discover the truth about Nandira Patels boyfriend and to solve the case of the mysterious bone. |
| 01 | 03 | The Maid | 20040924 | 20090429 (R7) 20090430 (R7) 20091126 (R7) 20091127 (R7) 20100721 (R7) 20100722 (R7) 20110727 (R4+) 20110728 (R4+) 20121018 (R4+) 20121019 (R4+) | Precious Ramotswe tackles a doctor's erratic behaviour and takes on a new case. Precious Ramotswe faces a domestic drama, tackles a doctor's erratic behaviour and takes on a new case. Stars Claire BenedictPrecious Ramotswe faces a domestic drama, tackles a doctor's erratic behaviour and takes on a new case. Stars Claire Benedict.  Mma Ramotswe, owner and founder of The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency, has good news.However, she must also face a scheming maid, find out the truth behind a doctors erratic behaviour and take on a new case about a missing American. |
| 01 | 04 LAST | Tears Of The Giraffe | 20041001 | 20090430 (R7) 20090501 (R7) 20091127 (R7) 20091128 (R7) 20100722 (R7) 20100723 (R7) 20110728 (R4+) 20110729 (R4+) 20121019 (R4+) 20121020 (R4+) | Precious Ramotswe gets a surprise, and her case of the missing American remains unsolved. Precious Ramotswe gets a surprise, and her case of the missing American has yet to be solved. Stars Claire BenedictPrecious Ramotswe gets a surprise, and her case of the missing American has yet to be solved. Stars Claire Benedict. Precious Ramotswe gets a surprise, and the missing American case has yet to be solved. Mr JLB Matekoni has a surprise for Mma Ramotswe, owner and founder of The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency. Meanwhile, the case of the missing American man has still to be solved. |
| 02 | 01 | The Chief Justice Of Beauty | 20050830 | 20090501 (R7) 20090502 (R7) 20091130 (R7) 20091201 (R7) 20100723 (R7) 20100724 (R7) 20110801 (R4+) 20110802 (R4+) 20121023 (R4+) 20121024 (R4+) | Mma Makutsi takes on a case for the Chief Justice of Beauty. Stars Claire Benedict. Precious worries about her fiance, and Mma Makutsi takes on a case for the Chief Justice of Beauty. Stars Claire Benedict. Mma Makutsi takes on a case for the Chief Justice of Beauty. Stars Claire Benedict. Precious worries about her fiance, and Mma Makutsi takes on a case for the Chief Justice of Beauty.  Precious Ramotswe, owner and founder of The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency, is worried about her fiancé, Mr J L B Matekoni.Meanwhile, Mma Makutsi takes on a case for the Chief Justice of Beauty. |
| 02 | 02 | The Confession | 20050906 | 20090504 (R7) 20090505 (R7) 20091201 (R7) 20091202 (R7) 20100726 (R7) 20100727 (R7) 20110802 (R4+) 20110803 (R4+) 20121024 (R4+) 20121025 (R4+) | Precious Ramotswe must find two women wronged in the past by her client, Mr Molefelo. Precious Ramotswe must find two women wronged in the past by her client, Mr Molefelo. Stars Claire Benedict and Joseph Marcell. Stars Claire Benedict and Joseph Marcell. Precious Ramotswe, owner and founder of The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency, has to find two women wronged in the past by her client, Mr Molefelo. |
| 02 | 03 | The Kalahari Typing School For Men | 20050913 | 20090505 (R7) 20090506 (R7) 20091202 (R7) 20091203 (R7) 20100727 (R7) 20100728 (R7) 20110803 (R4+) 20110804 (R4+) 20121025 (R4+) 20121026 (R4+) | Precious learns about her competition, and Mma Makutsi embarks on an enterprise. Precious learns about her competition, and Mma Makutsi embarks on an entrepreneurial enterprise. Stars Claire Benedict. Precious learns about her competition, and Mma Makutsi embarks on an entrepreneurial enterprise. Stars Claire Benedict.  Precious Ramotswe, owner and founder of The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency, discovers that the agency has competition, and Mma Makutsi embarks on an entrepreneurial enterprise. |
| 02 | 04 LAST | The Admirer | 20050920 | 20090506 (R7) 20090507 (R7) 20091203 (R7) 20091204 (R7) 20100728 (R7) 20100729 (R7) 20110804 (R4+) 20110805 (R4+) 20121026 (R4+) 20121027 (R4+) | Precious makes an unhappy discovery and Mma Makutsi finds a fan at the typing school. Precious makes an unhappy discovery and Mma Makutsi finds a fan at the Kalahari typing school for men. Stars Claire Benedict. Precious makes an unhappy discovery and Mma Makutsi finds a fan at the Kalahari typing school for men. Stars Claire Benedict.  Precious Ramotswe, owner and founder of The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, makes an unhappy discovery and Mma Makutsi finds an admirer at the Kalahari Typing School for Men. |
| 03 | 01 | How To Handle Men Through The Application Of Psychology | 20070118 | 20100729 (R7) 20100730 (R7) 20110808 (R4+) 20110809 (R4+) | Precious Ramotswe sets out to release her fiance from an obligation. Precious Ramotswe sets out to release her fiance from an obligation - and a new case sparks a love quest. Stars Claire Benedict.  Precious Ramotswe, owner and founder of The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, sets out to release her fiancé, Mr JLB Matekoni, from a terrifying obligation.Meanwhile, a new case comes into the agency and the ladies find themselves on a love quest. Mma Ramotswe....Claire BenedictMma Makutsi....Nadine Marshall Mr JLB Matekoni....Joseph Marcell Mma Potokwane....Janice AcquahMma Hologna....Adjoa AndohMotholeli/Kokotso....Gbemisola Ikumelo Charlie / Spokes Spokesi....Chuk Iwuji Puso....Kedar Williams-Stirling. |
| 03 | 02 | House Of Hope | 20070125 | 20100730 (R7) 20100731 (R7) 20110809 (R4+) 20110810 (R4+) | Precious and her assistant visit some bad girls in their love quest. Precious and her assistant visit some bad girls in their love quest - while Mma Makutsi seeks advice. Stars Claire Benedict.  Mma Ramotswe and her assistant Mma Makutsi visit some bad girls in their quest to find a husband for their client.But Mma Ramotswe has some marriage problems of her own. When her fiance seems no closer to setting a date for their wedding, she seeks the advice of a crafty friend. Mma Ramotswe....Claire BenedictMma Makutsi....Nadine Marshall Mr JLB Matekoni....Joseph Marcell Mma Potokwane....Janice AcquahMr Bobologo....Jude AkuwudikeMma Seeonyana....Noma DumezweniDirected by Kirsty Williams. |
| 03 | 03 | The Return Of Note | 20070201 | 20100802 (R7) 20100803 (R7) 20110810 (R4+) 20110811 (R4+) | When Precious Ramotswe's ex-husband turns up to cause trouble, she finds an unlikely ally. Stars Claire Benedict. Mma Ramotswe finds herself in a compromising situation when her past catches up with her. But things are looking brighter for her assistant, Mma Makutsi, when she takes up ballroom dancing. Mma Ramotswe....Claire BenedictMma Makutsi....Nadine Marshall Mma Potokwane....Janice AcquahPhuti Radiphuti....Jude AkuwudikeMma Hologna....Adjoa AndohCharlie....Chuk Iwuji Mma Mokoti....Alibe ParsonsNote Mokoti....Danny SapaniMr Fanope....Ben Thomas Directed by Kirsty Williams. |
| 03 | 04 LAST | The Ceremony | 20070208 | 20100803 (R7) 20100804 (R7) 20110811 (R4+) 20110812 (R4+) | Precious Ramotswe works her way through her list of problems and solves another along the way. Stars Claire Benedict. Precious Ramotswe works her way through her list of problems. With her agency work under control, Mma Ramotswe has time at last to take care of her own problems. Can she release her fiance, Mr JLB Matekoni, from his rash undertaking to do a charity parachute jump? And will the return of an old love jeopardise her plan to spring a romantic surprise on her husband-to-be? Mma Ramotswe....Claire BenedictMma Makutsi....Nadine MarshallMr JLB Matekoni....Joseph Marcell Mma Potokwane....Janice AcquahPhuti Radiphuti....Jude AkuwudikeViolet/Shebeen Queen....Nikki Amuka-Bird Bishop Mwamba/Mr Radiphuti....Patrice Naiambana Note Mokoti....Danny SapaniDirected by Kirsty Williams. |
| 04 | 01 | There Is No Such Thing As Free Food | 20080101 | Precious Ramotswe, owner and founder of The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, is preoccupied both professionally and personally by the subject of food. Mma Ramotswe....Claire BenedictMma Makutsi....Nadine Marshall Mr J L B Matekoni....Ben OnwukweMma Tsau....Janice AcquahPhuti Radiphuti....Jude AkuwudikePoppy Maope....Ayesha Antoine Neil Whitson....Sam DaleCharlie....Maynard Eziashi Motheleli....Gbemisola Ikumelo Mr Polopetsi....Paterson JosephPuso....Kedar Williams-Stirling Directed by Gaynor Macfarlane | |
| 04 | 02 | The Best Profession For A Blackmailer | 20080102 | Mr Polopetsi, part-time mechanic and would-be assistant detective, takes on a case of his own. Mma Makutsi finds out whether blue shoes are the key to happiness. Mma Ramotswe....Claire Benedict Mma Makutsi....Nadine Marshall Mma Tsau....Janice Acquah Charlie....Maynard Eziashi Boitelo Mampodi....Adjoa Andoh Mr Polopetsi....Paterson Joseph Aunty Emang....Alibe Parsons Directed by Gaynor Macfarlane. | |
| 04 | 03 | A Very Rude Woman | 20080103 | Precious Ramotswe faces change at the agency while Mr J L B Matekoni meets the rudest person in Botswana. Mma Ramotswe....Claire Benedict Mma Makutsi....Nadine Marshall Mma Potokwani....Janice Acquah Mr J.L.B. Matekoni....Ben Onwukwe Boitelo Mampodi....Adjoa Andoh Mma Botumile....Noma Dumezweni Charlie....Maynard Eziashi Dr Luenga....Chuk Iwuji Mr Polopetsi....Paterson Joseph Aunty Emang....Alibe Parsons Directed by Gaynor Macfarlane. | |
| 04 | 04 LAST | Talking Shoes | 20080104 | A new detective takes on a case for the agency while Mma Ramotswe, among others, has a problem with high blood pressure. Mma Ramotswe....Claire Benedict Mma Makutsi....Nadine Marshall Mr J L B Matekoni....Ben Onwukwe Mma Potokwani....Janice Acquah Boitelo Mampodi....Adjoa Andoh Violet Sephoto....Anna Bengo Mma Botumile....Noma Dumezweni Dr Moffat....William Gaminara Dr Luenga....Chuk Iwuji Mr Polopetsi....Paterson Joseph Teenie Magama....Naomi Taylor Mr Botumile....Ben Thomas Directed by Gaynor Macfarlane. | |
| 04 | XMAS | The Miracle At Speedy Motors | 20081225 | Precious Ramotswe, owner and founder of The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, is preoccupied. Dramatisation of The Miracle at Speedy Motors, the ninth book in Alexander McCall Smith's series of novels. Precious Ramotswe, owner and founder of The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, is preoccupied - by the absence of postboxes in Botswana, by an anonymous letter and by an adopted child's poignant search for her true family. Meanwhile Mr JLB Matekoni pursues an expensive cure for their foster daughter Motholeli. Mma Ramotswe....Claire Benedict | |
| 05 | 01 | Tea Time For The Traditionally Built | 20091225 | Written and dramatised by Alexander Mccall Smith, from his hugely popular series of books set in Botswana. Precious Ramotswe, owner of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, is about to get in over her head. She's got an important new client from the incomprehensible world of football, but she's on her own as her loyal assistant Mma Makutsi is distracted by the return of a troublesome figure from her past. Mma Ramotswe....Claire BenedictMma Makutsi....Nadine MarshallMr JLB Matekoni....Ben OnwukweMma Potokwani....Janice Acquah Mr Molofololo....Mo Sesay Phuti Raduphuti....Nyasha Hatendi Puso/Boy....Kedar Williams-Stirling Rops Thobega....Emmanuel Ighodaro Violet Sepotho....Anna BengoDirected by Eilidh McCreadie. Precious Ramotswe has an important new client from the incomprehensible world of football. | |
| 05 | 02 LAST | The Seller Of Beds | 20091225 | Written and dramatised by Alexander Mccall Smith, from his hugely popular series of books set in Botswana. The detectives are embroiled in the murky world of the football cheat as they investigate the recent bad form of the Kalahari Swoopers. But Mma Ramotswe's problems don't end there - she must confront an issue which has been avoided for too long. Could it be the end of the road for the tiny white van? Mma Ramotswe....Claire BenedictMma Makutsi....Nadine MarshallMr JLB Matekoni....Ben OnwukweMr Molofololo....Mo Sesay Mma Tafa....Gbemisola Ikumelo Fanwell....Beru Tessema Grandmother....Albie Parsons Puso Boy....Kedar Williams-Stirling Oteng Boleleng....Emmanuel Ighodaro Charlie....Tyrone Lewis Violet Sepotho....Anna BengoPhuti Raduphuti....Nyasha Hatendi Directed by Eilidh McCreadie. The detectives are embroiled in the murky world of the football cheat. | |
| 06 | 01 | An Exceptionally Wicked Lady | 20101202 | Written and dramatised by Alexander Mccall SmithThe first of two plays adapted from Alexander Mccall Smith's enormously successful and popular series set in Botswana. Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi face an old adversary while a letter from America sets the agency a seemingly impossible task. Mma Ramotswe - Janice Acquah Mma Makutsi - Nadine MarshallMr J L B Matekoni - Ben OnwukweOliver Maxwell - Sam DaleMr Gaefale - Jude Akuwudike Mr Kereleng - Maynard Eziashi Violet Sephotho - Anna BengoAunt - Noma DumezweniMma Potokwani - Adjoa AndohReverend - Babou Ceesay Joe Bosilong - Nyasha Hatendi Director: Gaynor Macfarlane. Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi face an old adversary. | |
| 06 | 02 LAST | 20101203 | written and dramatised by Alexander Mccall SmithThe second of two plays adapted from Alexander Mccall Smith's enormously successful and popular series set in Botswana. Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi have to face the dangers of crocodiles, hippos and a tiny canoe as their case takes them to the Okovango Delta to trace a safari guide. There is also the problem of Phuti's aunt to solve, as well as the necessity of confronting their old adversary, Violet Sepotho. Mma Ramotswe - Janice Acquah Mma Makutsi - Nadine MarshallMr J L B Matekoni - Ben OnwukweHansi - Maynard Eziashi Boatman - Nyasha Hatendi Mighty - Obi Abili Tebogo - Chuk IwujiMoripe/Phuti - Jude Akuwudike Violet Sephotho - Anna BengoAunt - Noma DumezweniMma Potokwani - Adjoa AndohDirector: Gaynor Macfarlane. More adventures from Botswana. Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi go on safari. | ||
| 07 | 01 | A Late Van Just Glimpsed | 20111103 | written and dramatised by Alexander McCall Smith Episode One: A Late Van Just Glimpsed The first of two plays adapted from Alexander McCall Smith's enormously successful and popular series set in Botswana. Mma Ramotswe makes a ghostly sighting and there is disturbing news about Charlie, Mr JLB Matekoni's wayward apprentice and the ladies investigate unexplained, violent attacks on cattle. Meanwhile, preparations are underway for Mma Makutsi's wedding to Phuti Radiphuti , but tragedy awaits outside the shoe shop. Mma Ramotswe - Claire Benedict Mma Makutsi - Nadine Marshall Mr J L B Matekoni - Ben Onwukwe Housekeeper - Janice Acquah Woman by Road/Shoe Shop Assistant - Adjoa Andoh Charlie - Maynard Eziashi Mr Moeti - Nyasha Hatendi Director: Gaynor Macfarlane. Mma Ramotswe makes an unexpected ghostly sighting. Or does she? | |
| 07 | 02 LAST | The Saturday Big Tent Wedding | 20111104 | The second of two plays adapted from Alexander McCall Smith's enormously successful and popular series set in Botswana. The ladies solve the case of the murdered cattle. Mma Makutsi is feeling anxious about her upcoming wedding to Phuti Radiphuti and an old friend comes to the rescue. And Charlie is let off the hook. Mma Ramotswe - Claire Benedict Mma Makutsi - Nadine Marshall Mr J L B Matekoni - Ben Onwukwe Housekeeper/Mma Potokwani - Janice Acquah Maid - Adjoa Andoh Charlie/Teacher - Maynard Eziashi Mr Moeti - Nyasha Hatendi Fortitude Seleo/Priest - Obi Abili Mpho - Beru Tessema Phuti Radiphuti - Jude Akuwudike Prudence - Gbemisola Ikumelo Director: Gaynor Macfarlane. By Alexander McCall Smith. The case is solved but there is still the wedding to organise. |
