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"The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (TV Episode 2008) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Anthony Minghella

Writing Credits (WGA)  

Richard Curtis ... (teleplay) &
Anthony Minghella ... (teleplay)
 
Alexander McCall Smith ... (novel)

Cast (in credits order)  

Jill Scott ... Precious Ramotswe
Anika Noni Rose ... Grace Makutsi
Lucian Msamati ... JLB Matekoni
Nikki Amuka-Bird ... Alice Busang (as Nikki Amuka Bird)
Desmond Dube ... BK
Tumisho Masha Tumisho Masha ... Lucky Sesana
Bongeka Mpongwana Bongeka Mpongwana ... Happy Bapetsi
David Oyelowo ... Kremlin Busang
John Kani ... Daddy Bapetsi
Vusi Kunene ... Doctor Gulubane
Harriet Lenabe Harriet Lenabe ... Mma Notshi (as Harriet Manamela)
Colin Salmon ... Note Makoti
Idris Elba ... Charlie Gotso
Lindani Nkosi Lindani Nkosi ... Hector Lepodise
Vasco Shoba Vasco Shoba ... Obed Ramotswe
Kabelo Thai Kabelo Thai ... Solomon Moretsi
Percy Matsemela Percy Matsemela ... Kenosi (as Percy Matemela)
Tau Maserumule Tau Maserumule ... Apprentice 1 (as Tau Maseramula)
Thabo Malema Thabo Malema ... Apprentice 2
Tshepo Maphanyane Tshepo Maphanyane ... Loretta
Shombi Ellis Shombi Ellis ... Sister Kgomotso
Brendan Kupa Brendan Kupa ... Thobiso Morapedi
Motshereganyi Sefanyetso Motshereganyi Sefanyetso ... Ernest Morapedi (as Motsheresanyi Sefanyetso)
Kudrah Alabi Kudrah Alabi ... Little Precious Ramotswe
Khudaga Kagiso Khudaga Kagiso ... Mochudi Chief
Kgomotso Delia Tshwenyego Kgomotso Delia Tshwenyego ... Post Office Customer (as Kgomotso D. Tshwenyego)
Karabo Mpai Karabo Mpai ... Lily
Pascar Proctor Pascar Proctor ... Taxi Driver
Sandiswe Mdiza Sandiswe Mdiza ... Boy
Vuyisele Otukile Vuyisele Otukile ... Estate Agent (as Vusiele Otukile)
Rebagamang Sekgekge Rebagamang Sekgekge ... Auctioneer
Sapphire Seeletso Sapphire Seeletso ... Beautiful Town Girl 1
Mpho Pheko Mpho Pheko ... Beautiful Town Girl 2
Keeletsang Pelaelo Keeletsang Pelaelo ... Beautiful Town Girl 3
Seingwaeng Kgafela Seingwaeng Kgafela ... Woman Searcher
Ikanyeng Dipatane Ikanyeng Dipatane ... Kitty
Pauline Mana Letsatle Pauline Mana Letsatle ... Journalist (as Pauline Letsatle)
Thatayaone Mongwedisle Thatayaone Mongwedisle ... The Accused
Losika 'Luzboy' Seboni Losika 'Luzboy' Seboni ... The Accuser (as Losika Seboni)
Kgosi Goodwill Kgosi Goodwill ... Funky Sign Writer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Winston Ntshona ... (uncredited)

Produced by 

Steve E. Andrews ... associate producer
Tim Bricknell ... producer (as Timothy Bricknell)
Richard Curtis ... executive producer
Vlokkie Gordon ... line producer
Anthony Minghella ... producer
Amy J. Moore ... producer
Tina Oswald ... line producer
Sydney Pollack ... executive producer
Bob Weinstein ... executive producer
Harvey Weinstein ... executive producer
David Wicht ... producer: Film Afrika

Music by 

Gabriel Yared

Cinematography by 

Seamus McGarvey ... director of photography

Editing by 

Lisa Gunning

Casting By 

Michelle Guish
Richard Hicks
Moonyeenn Lee
David Rubin

Production Design by 

Johnny Breedt

Art Direction by 

Vivienne Gray

Set Decoration by 

Melinda Launspach

Costume Design by 

Jo Katsaras

Makeup Department 

Benson David ... hair assistant
Kerry Skelton ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Simone Stubbs ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Megan Tanner ... key hair stylist (as Meg Tanner) / key makeup artist (as Meg Tanner)

Production Management 

Clare Maclean ... post-production supervisor
Jeff Maynard ... executive in charge of post-production
Tina Oswald ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Steve E. Andrews ... first assistant director
Annalise Bosch ... second assistant director (as Annelize Bosch)
Zolani Phakade ... third assistant director
David Tumahole ... second second assistant director

Art Department 

Vernon Breedt ... construction supervisor
Clive Derrocks ... construction foreman
Lucille Doman ... graphic designer
Cuan Eveleigh ... stand-by props
Ivan Fraser ... set dresser/buyer
Clint Gordon ... greens foreman
Mitch Gordon ... greens foreman
Marit Jansen ... graphic designer
Maria Labuschagne ... on set standby set dec / set dresser/standby (as Maria Siebert)
Nick Lauer ... construction manager
Katrina Mackay ... stand-by art director (as Katrina Dunn)
Fish Madiabaso ... art department runner
Thabiso Maretlwaneng ... props assistant
Arlo Markantonatos ... assistant property master / props buyer
George Ndlovu ... set dressing leadman
David Ngwenya ... assistant set dressing buyer
Andrew Orlando ... props master
Michael Rossouw ... set dressing assistant
Mustikim Salie ... construction foreman
Surisa Surisa ... set dresser
Allison Tucker ... art department coordinator
Cecelia van Straaten ... assistant art director (as Cecelia Van Straaten)
David Wynne-Roberts ... scenic painter
Rae Wynne-Roberts ... key scenic

Sound Department 

Martin Cantwell ... sound designer
Simon Chase ... adr editor
Alex Joseph ... foley editor
Eddy Joseph ... supervising sound editor
Nico Louw ... production sound mixer
Dikgang Ngcobo ... second boom operator
Jacques Pienaar ... boom operator
Colin Ritchie ... dialogue editor
Bertrand Roets ... boom swinger
Carol Thomas ... head of operations (as Carol Jones)
Ceri Thomas ... assistant sound editor
Simon Jones ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Scott Millan ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Mike Prestwood Smith ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Rachael Tate ... adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Clinton Smith ... special body effects designer and creator
Willie Botha ... puppet fabrication (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Zachary Bloom ... hd scanning and recording: Framestore / scanning and recording: Framestore
Simone Bonanni ... digital compositor
Clare Brody ... data operator - framestore
Paul Burke ... scanning and recording: Framestore
Andy Burrow ... scanning & recording manager
Dennis Dallen ... lead compositor
Primo De Santis ... digital effects artist
Adam Glasman ... colourist
Yan Jennings ... film mastering engineer
James Long ... data operator: Framestore CFC
Kevin Lowery ... film mastering engineer
Laura Lunt ... production assistant: framestore
Veronica Marcano ... scanning & recording operator: Framestore
Petr Masek ... digital compositor
Tomas Munzar ... lead compositor
Andrea Pirisi ... digital intermediate conform editor
Lee Rankin ... scanning and recording: Framestore
James Reed ... scanning and recording
Gavin Round ... DI producer: Framestore-CFC
Jimmy Saul ... scanning and recording operator
Mirek Suchomel ... visual effects compositor
Jakub Szilvasi ... digital compositor
Massimo Cipollina ... visual effects (uncredited)
Richard Edwards ... data operator: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Mai Gray ... retouch and restoration: Framestore-CFC (uncredited)
James Long ... digital intermediate data operator (uncredited)
Adam Parker ... retouch and restoration: Framestore (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Keith Bernstein ... still photographer
Giulio Biccari ... camera operator: "b" camera / director of photography: second unit
Dylan Bland ... grip
Carlos De Carvalho ... focus puller: "a" camera
Sarel Eloff ... focus puller: "b" camera
Allan Gray ... grip
Andrew Green ... rigger
Bernin Isaac ... loader: "a" camera
Keith Johnston ... grip (as Rocky Johnson)
Xito Kuazangogo ... video tape operator
Andrew Maccallum ... best boy electric
Jade Maxwell Newton ... loader: "b" camera
Wellington Mchunu ... sparks
Moabi Mogorosi ... crew: BPK
Meshack Molopa ... sparks (as Meshack Molope)
Julious Mudeh ... darkroom loader
Zak O'Leary ... dolly grip
Nick Rankin ... gaffer
J.P. Ridgway ... key grip (as J.P. Ridgeway)
Dan Sigobongo ... grip
Jaco van Niekerk ... key rigger (as Jaco Van Niekerk)
Hermie Venter ... rigger
Damien Walsh ... focus puller: "b" camera
Moegamad Yezeed Williams ... generator operator
Adi Visser ... steadicam operator (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Gayle Keller ... casting consultant
Belinda Kruger ... casting associate
Pauline Mana Letsatle ... casting assistant
Mickie Paskal ... casting consultant (as Mickie Pascal)
Pascar Proctor ... extras casting / local casting
Jennifer Rudnicke ... casting consultant
Andrew Shand ... extras casting
Kelly Sorinyane ... casting assistant
Eddie Dunlop ... casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Kgomotso Dipholo ... costume stand-by
Glynnis Harris ... wardrobe buyer
Donna Kisogloo ... key costume stand-by
Mpho Kuaho ... wardrobe assistant
Jabulile Maselani ... wardrobe assistant (as Jabulile {Baby} Maselani)
Zureta Schulz ... wardrobe supervisor
Chantelle Van Der Merwe ... wardrobe assistant
Donna Kisogloo ... set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

Kerri Aungle ... film data manager
Layla Blackman ... post-production coordinator (as Layla Evans)
Donovan Bush ... telecine transfers (2008)
Maria Chamberlain ... colorist: dailies
J.D. Funari ... trailer editor
Serkan Nihat ... assistant editor
David Preece ... on-line editor
Katie Weiland ... second editor
Chris Andrews ... negative cutter (uncredited)
Louise Mycielski ... post-production coordinator: South Africa (uncredited)
Kelly Smith ... negative cutter (uncredited)
Sabine Smith ... negative cutter (uncredited)

Location Management 

Deon Du Preez ... location manager
Onkemetse Ramatu ... location assistant
John Rogers ... assistant location manager
Johan Van der Walt ... location manager / location scout

Music Department 

Guy Barker ... composer: additional music
Gaolape A. Basuhi ... traditional song & dance consultant
Peter Cobbin ... music recorded and mixed by
Mike Gillespie ... music supervisor
Allan Jenkins ... music editor
Lewis Jones ... assistant music engineer
Solomon B. Monyame ... music supervisor
Lewis Morison ... assistant to composer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Dianne Dreyer ... script supervisor

Transportation Department 

Colin Breedt ... picture vehicle coordinator
Russell Delport ... transportation co-captain (as Russel Delport)
Laurie Dunn ... unit and transport manager
Tarryn Greybè ... unit and transport coordinator (as Tarryn Greybe-Dunn)
Mark Hardy ... transportation captain
Kenny Tshenyego ... picture vehicle assistant coordinator

Additional Crew 

Linda Abbott ... post-production accountant
Riaz Arbi ... assistant: Mr Minghella & Mr Bricknell, Botswana
Thuli Baloyi ... production assistant
Alexis Bell ... assistant: Miss Scott
Charmaine Bell ... travel coordinator
Bakang Buloi ... cultural advisor
Militza Bunce ... production coordinator
Punie Casalis ... production assistant
Karen Cattini ... assistant: Mr Minghella
Jane Corden ... financial controller
Clinton du Preez ... unit basecamp captain (as Clinton Du Preez)
Jan Hogevold ... production executive: Framestore CFC
Gareth Hughes ... assistant to line producer
Simphiwe Jodwana ... unit on-set assistant
Kgomotso Keloneilwe ... set runner
Jaco Le Roux ... payroll administrator
Mmaphala Letsatle ... stand-in
Mark J. Levenstein ... production executive
Alex Maclean ... titles designer
Desma Majola ... stand-in
Lynne Matthysen ... caterer (as Lynn Matthysen)
Patricia Mokhutshwane ... accounting assistant
Ndipo Mokoka ... coordinator: Botswana
Leano Monagen ... production assistant
Diana Nkata ... assistant production coordinator: JHB
Delizwe Nxumalo ... petty cash administrator
Chantal Oliver ... producer assistant: Vlokkie Gordon
Bernice Purdam ... assistant travel coordinator
Fiona Ramsay ... dialogue coach
Donovan Roberts-Baxter ... production coordinator: JHB (as Donovan Robert Baxter)
Joy Sapieka ... unit publicist
Tumi Sejoe ... set runner
Molebedi Sorinyane ... production secretary
Peter Spyropoulos ... safety officer (as Peter Spiropoulos)
Olly Steele ... armorer
Michelle ten Haaf ... production accountant (as Michelle Ten Haaf)
Kgomotso Delia Tshwenyego ... dialogue coach: Botswana (as Kgomotso D. Tshwenyego)
Lulu Zezza ... executive in charge of physical production
Lunghi Zondi ... assistant production coordinator
Tim Clawson ... executive vice president of physical and post production: The Weinstein Company (uncredited)
Justine Raczkiewicz ... assistant: production executive (uncredited)

Thanks 

Anthony Minghella ... in memory of

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