The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Created by Anthony Minghella, Richard Curtis
On BBC One
A warm, gently comedic mystery series centered on a resourceful Motswana woman building her detective agency through human insight and moral clarity rather than procedural urgency.
The adventures of Mma Ramotswe, a Motswana woman who starts Botswana's first female-owned detective agency.
Questions people ask
Is The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 86% of series.
Does The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency leave you hopeful? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of series.
Is The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency violent? Barely. Less violent than 78% of series.
Is The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of series.
Is The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency sad? Not especially. Less sad than 68% of series.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
