ALL NEW HBO ORIGINAL SERIES ON HBO ‘THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY’ -Premieres on Saturday, 11th September, 2010 at 9:45 am and thereafter every Saturday at 10:45 am*
The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency
New Delhi, September 7, 2010 –”There’s no problem too big it can’t be solved by a cup of bush tea”, feels Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s first and only female detective. When you have an attitude like that, there’s not much that can stop you! For a dose of women power, tune in to the HBO Original Series ‘THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY’, based on the international bestselling novels by Alexander McCall Smith. This seven-episode comedy-drama series premieres on Saturday, 11th September at 9:45 am on HBO, with new episodes every Saturday, at 10:45 am*.
Produced by the BBC in conjunction with HBO, the series focuses on the life and times of Precious Ramotswe, owner of ‘THE NO.1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY’. She opens shop in Gaborone and is immediately inundated with cases such as tracking down a missing husband, uncovering a con man, following an errant daughter and tracking a missing 11-year-old boy who may have been taken by witch doctors! Aided by her highly efficient yet rather peculiar secretary Grace Makutsi, Precious investigates cases, helps people solve problems in their lives, and begins a special friendship with the highly respectable owner of a garage.
The series is the first major film or television production to be undertaken in Botswana. It stars Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter, Jill Scott, as the heroine Precious Ramotswe.
Also starring in ‘THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY’, are Anika Noni Rose as Grace Makutsi, and Lucian Msamati as Precious Ramotswe’s devoted suitor, JLB Matekoni. Guest stars in the pilot include David Oyelowo, Idris Elba, Colin Salmon and John Kani.
Directed by Academy Award® winner, the late Anthony Minghella, the two-hour pilot for ‘THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY’, serves as the first episode of the HBO series. Executive producers of the pilot were the late Sydney Pollack and Richard Curtis.
Richard Plepler, co-President of HBO, said, “Alexander McCall Smith’s wonderful books have been a sensation around the world for years. We’re thrilled to be teaming up with the BBC and The Weinstein Company (TWC) to adapt these highly entertaining stories for HBO. Needless to say, the opportunity to work with the exceptionally gifted Anthony Minghella and Richard Curtis makes this project all the more exciting.”
The series is now under the supervision of Richard Curtis, who also wrote the screenplay for the pilot with Anthony Minghella. New episodes are written by Nicholas Wright and Robert Jones, and directed by Charles Sturridge and Tim Fywell.
Don’t miss the premiere of Emmy®-nominated series ‘The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency’, on Saturday, 11th September, at 9:45 am and thereafter the series will air every Saturday at 10:45 am* only on your favourite English movie channel HBO!
*Please refer to the schedule on www.hbosouthasia.com for exact timing.
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