Movie/Pilot (2008)
| # | Title | Writers | Director | ||
| 1 | “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency“(109 min) | Anthony Minghella & Richard Curtis | Anthony Minghella | ||
| Precious Ramotswe sells her late father’s cows and moves to the city to become Botswana’s finest – and only – female private detective. With the help of her friends, Mr JLB Matekoni, proprietor of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors and Mma Makutsi, the fastest-typing secretary in Gaborone, she must solve the mysteries of a missing finger, a dubious Daddy, and a cheating husband. | |||||
TV series (2009)
| # | Title | Writer | Director | ||
| 2 | “The Big Bonanza“ | Nicholas Wright | Charles Sturridge | ||
| Botswana’s No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency is in desperate need of clients. To boost business, Mma Makutsi prints up flyers, which seem to do the trick. Mma Ramotswe soon finds herself hunting down an absconding apostolic, finding a disappearing dog, and checking up on a definitely disturbed dentist. | |||||
| 3 | “Poison“ | Nicholas Wright | Charles Sturridge | ||
| Mma Ramotswe gets caught between a dangerous case of ivory smuggling and a feuding family when she is asked to investigate the unusual behaviour of Rra Lisindi, owner of Lisindi’s curio shop, and the case of a possible poisoner. Meanwhile, Mma Makutsi is entrusted with the task of solving Tlokweng Hospital’s spate of mysteriously regular deaths. | |||||
| 4 | “The Boy with an African Heart“ | Nicholas Wright | Charles Sturridge | ||
| Mma Ramotswe is helping Mrs Curtin to find her son who has been missing for 10 years. Unsure whether he is alive or dead, Mma Ramotswe digs up his past, only to uncover some shocking truths. Meanwhile, keen to prove her worth as an assistant detective rather than just a secretary, Mma Makutsi is left trying to solve the Kgale hill break-ins. | |||||
| 5 | “Problems in Moral Philosophy“ | Robert Jones | Tim Fywell | ||
| Mma Pekwane suspects her husband has bought a stolen car. Mma Ramotswe offers some creative advice, which involves a foray into auto theft. Mma Makutsi – complete with fabulous new Assistant Detective hairstyle – embarks on her first case, full of undercover operations, high speed car chases and quick getaways. | |||||
| 6 | “Beauty and Integrity“ | Robert Jones | Tim Fywell | ||
| Mma Makutsi investigates the behaviour of contestants in a local beauty pageant, while Mma Ramotswe has trouble solving the case of Nandira Patel’s mystery boyfriend. To make things worse, the contemptible Cephas Buthelezi opens a rival agency and is intent on taking the ladies down. | |||||
| 7 | “A Real Botswana Diamond“ | Robert Jones | Tim Fywell | ||
| The No.1 Ladies are the latest victims of the Kgale Hill break-ins and Mma Ramotswe and JLB Matekoni’s engagement is not going as smoothly as expected. Note Mokoti’s return, fake diamonds and Cephas Buthelezei’s ruthless attempt at blackmail, force Mma Ramotswe to face her demons before she can move on. | |||||