New detective series debuts on Dstv

The Number 1 Ladies Detective Agency chronicles the adventures of Precious Ramotswe, the eminently sensible and wise proprietor of the only female-owned detective agency in Botswana. It kicks off when Precious Ramotswe (Jill Scott) was a little girl spending her days with her father (Winston Ntshona) in Botswana, learning to use her eyes, ears, memory […]

The Number 1 Ladies Detective Agency chronicles the adventures of Precious Ramotswe, the eminently sensible and wise proprietor of the only female-owned detective agency in Botswana. It kicks off when Precious Ramotswe (Jill Scott) was a little girl spending her days with her father (Winston Ntshona) in Botswana, learning to use her eyes, ears, memory and patience. Years later, after he dies, Precious inherits his 180 cows – a windfall that draws the interest of her abusive ex-husband, Note (Colin Salmon), a trumpet player, and conniving lawyer Lucky (Tumisho Masha).

Asserting her independence, Precious sells the cows at auction, using the money to drive her father’s truck to Gaborone, where she buys a house and opens The Number 1 Ladies Detective Agency, her dream business, in a former post office.

Encouraged by new acquaintances like JLB Matekoni (Lucian Msamati), an auto-mechanic she met when her truck broke down, and BK (Desmond Dube), a hairdresser working at The Last Chance Salon next door to the agency, Precious sets about establishing herself as a detective, hiring the lovable Grace (Anika Noni Rose), a high-strung yet devoted secretary.

Aided by her highly efficient yet rather peculiar secretary, Precious investigates a variety of cases, helping townspeople solve ‘mysteries’ in their lives, from missing children to philandering husbands to con-artist scams.