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The adventures of Mma Ramotswe, a Motswana woman who starts Botswana's first female-owned detective agency.

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    The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Season 1 Episode 3 - The Boy with an African Heart
    8.6/10(155 votes)

    #1 - The Boy with an African Heart

    S1:E3

    Mma Ramotswe attempts to help Mrs Curtin discover what has happened to his son as he has been missing for 10 years. Mma Makutsi attempts to find out who is responsible for the Kgale hill break-ins.

    Director:Charles Sturridge
    Writer:Nicholas Wright

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  2. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Season 1 Episode 5 - Beauty and Integrity
    8.2/10(120 votes)

    #2 - Beauty and Integrity

    S1:E5

    Mma Makutsi is asked to investigate the behaviour of some of the contestants at a local beauty pageant. Mma Ramotswe tries to find out what has happened to Nandira Patel's boyfriend who has disappeared. A new local agency goes head to head with the ladies.

    Director:Tim Fywell
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Season 1 Episode 6 - A Real Botswana Diamond
    8.1/10(118 votes)

    #3 - A Real Botswana Diamond

    S1:E6

    The agency is broken into following a spate of robberies in Kgale Hill. Mma Ramotswe and JLB Matekoni's engagement isn't going as planned and she is forced to face her demons before she can move on.

    Director:Tim Fywell
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Season 1 Episode 1 - The Big Bonanza
    7.9/10(180 votes)

    #4 - The Big Bonanza

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Charles Sturridge
    Writer:Nicholas Wright

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  5. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Season 1 Episode 2 - Poison
    7.9/10(143 votes)

    #5 - Poison

    S1:E2

    Mma Ramotswe finds herself investigating a case of ivory smuggling when she is asked to investigate the behaviour of Rra Lisindi. Mma Makutsi takes a look at some mysterious deaths at Tlokweng Hospital.

    Director:Charles Sturridge
    Writer:Nicholas Wright

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  6. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Season 1 Episode 4 - Problems in Moral Philosophy
    7.7/10(119 votes)

    #6 - Problems in Moral Philosophy

    S1:E4

    Mma Pekwane suspects her husband has bought a stolen car, so Mma Ramotswe gets on the case.

    Director:Tim Fywell
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Boy with an African Heart" is the best rated episode of "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency". It scored 8.6/10 based on 155 votes. Directed by Charles Sturridge and written by Nicholas Wright, it aired on 3/29/2009. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Beauty and Integrity".