Recently it had been suggested that HBO was off it’s game once the Sopranos and the Wire finished there runs. And yes it took some time to come up with a series that satisfied my taste, but The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency has been well worth the wait. The series is adapted from the books of Alexander McCall Smith, about the adventures of Mma Ramotswe
Jill Scott as Precious Ramotswe
Botswana’s only female private investigator. The story lines avoid the high tech and sci fi babble of CSI or Numbers, rather the deduction work done by Precious Ramotswe reminds me more of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot. No special effects and gun battles, just good old common sense.
Anika Noni Rose as Grace Makutsi
The charm of the series is how cleverly the complicity of Africa and Africans are revealed in each episode. How Beautiful the land, the people and their customs are, while still exploring and exposing some of the problems that much of the continent still needs to overcome, like Aids, Poverty and Education.
The cast and the stories are delightful, with plenty of humor and information about a culture many of us know little about. This a wonderful hour well spent.
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