The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency — S01E01 — The Big Bonanza
2009 · 56 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 155 VOTES · DIR. Charles Sturridge
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 849 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:07 Mma Ramotswe: IN THIS BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY OF BOTSWANA,
00:03:14 LET'S JUST HOPE IT DOES THE TRICK.
00:05:11 I HAVE MADE THE APPOINTMENT.
00:06:37 AND LOVE
00:08:27 RRE MATEKONI, HE'S JUST A DENTIST.
00:10:23 THANK YOU AGAIN, MMA.
00:12:58 EE. THAT'S HIGH, MMA.
00:14:46 WHICH MEANS THAT WE HAVE... JUST A MOMENT...
00:17:05 DO... DO YOU WANT A TISSUE?
00:19:41 HOW ARE YOU DOING?
00:22:38 Mma Ramotswe: AHH, PASSPORT.
00:24:46 LOOKING AT A MAN'S CAR IS LIKE...
00:27:03 UM, HAVE YOU COME TO BE HEALED?
00:29:24 AND THE HOLY SPIRIT!
00:32:25 WHY CAN'T YOU EARN ENOUGH TO BUY SOME?
00:34:43 NO UNDERPANTS.
00:38:22 PUT YOUR ARMS DOWN!
00:40:30 GIVE HIM 11 PULA. HE'S EARNED IT!
00:44:54 WHATEVER IT IS THEY DO TO DENTISTS.
00:46:35 "MMA THATHANA."
00:48:21 HEY!
00:50:28 MMM, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
00:52:37 IT'S THE LEAST I CAN DO.
00:55:33 IT WILL JUST TAKE A LITTLE TIME.
Cast & Characters
Jill Scott
Mma Precious Ramotswe
Anika Noni Rose
Grace Makutsi
Lucian Msamati
JLB Matekoni
Desmond Dube
BK
Tau Maserumule
Fanwell
Thabo Malema
Charlie
Lebogang Motubudi
Richard Makutsi
Mosako Mogara
Wellington
Maggie Benedict
Maggie
Tsholofelo Mashishi
Petal Siphambe
Nicholas Beveney
Dr Komoti
Michael Mabizela
Rra Banda
Adanna Oji
Jinger-May
Edmund Dladla
Father Zadok
Sello Sebotsane
Reverend Shadrack
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed849
Dialogue density15.2 lines / min
First line00:01:07
Final line00:55:33
Production Record
DirectorCharles Sturridge
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes155
Factoids
Episode
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, season 1, episode 1: The Big Bonanza.
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/7154/season/1/episode/1
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