Radio 4 Afternoon Play - Thursday 18 January - The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency

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Thursday 18 January

The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency

We continue our dramatisations of Alexander McCall Smith's enormously successful and popular series of novels set in Botswana.

Written and dramatised by Alexander McCall Smith. A series of plays adapted from the fifth and sixth books in Smith's hugely popular series set in Botswana. 1: How to Handle Men Through the Application of Psychology. Precious Ramotswe, owner and founder of The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, sets out to release her fiance, Mr JLB Matekoni, from a terrifying obligation. Meanwhile, a new case comes into the agency and the ladies find themselves on a love quest.

Cast includes:
Mma Ramotswe …. Claire Benedict
Mma Makutsi …. Nadine Marshall
Mr J.L.B. Matekoni …. Joseph Marcell