Jill Scott cast as Mma Ramotswe for BBC's adaptation of The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency books

[Flaxbee]

by Alexander McCall Smith. I *love* these books, and am excited to see the series. Sad note, though, is that Anthony Minghella co-wrote the script(s) and directed....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=540831&in_page_id=1773

On the first day of filming the BBC drama The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency in hot and dusty Botswana, southern Africa, the show's leading lady, Jill Scott, could be forgiven for having her thoughts elsewhere.

For one thing, there's her mother to be concerned about. She is in the USA, 8,000 miles away from the film's location, recovering — successfully, thankfully — from cancer.

And then there's the pain of Jill's recent divorce from her husband of seven years and partner of 12, Lyzel Williams, to play on her mind.

Most pressingly, there's the completion of her album, The Real Thing, to think about. The speed with which Jill was cast in The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, adapted from Alexander McCall Smith's bestselling novel of the same name and focusing on the work of Botswana's only female private investigator, meant she had to leave it as a work in progress in America.

[Flaxbee]

1. kick! For the day-people

:D

[mondo joe]

2. Thanks! Big Jill Scott fan here.

:hi:

[Flaxbee]

3. I have to confess I'm not famliar with Jill Scott, though I'll

check her out. I do really like Alexander McCall Smith's books, though, and am glad his books are being turned into a Mystery! series.

[mondo joe]

4. You can see (and hear) her here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSYMKUtNuw8&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQdmrFrM5lE