Weinstein commented on the project, saying that "like all fans of Alexander McCall Smith's magisterial books, I became enchanted with the wonders and charms of Botswana." Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella helmed the film and co-wrote the teleplay with Oscar nominated writer Richard Curtis. At this stage, the producers were Sydney Pollack and Minghella of Mirage Productions and Weinstein. Production on the pilot (at that point still intended as a potential theatrical feature film) began on 2 July 2007. Minghella also approached The Weinstein Company for funding and Harvey Weinstein commented that he thought it was important to fund the production, because it would be impossible to sell to a network or studio solely as a concept. The promise of funding from the country's government convinced Minghella to shoot on location. Once attached to the project, she convinced Minghella to visit Botswana with her in 2004 and took him camping in the Makgadikgadi Pans. A friend approached her with the novel in 2000 and she greatly enjoyed it. Moore had travelled extensively in Africa, including in Botswana, and had worked on promoting South African film and bringing African-produced plays to an Off-Broadway setting. Minghella, having filmed The English Patient in Africa, was concerned with the realities of importing equipment and housing the cast and crew for the production.
Moore was a catalyst in the decision to film on location in Botswana. Minghella was committed to directing the project himself but it was several years before his schedule allowed pre-production to commence. British director Anthony Minghella was a fan of the books and, after optioning the film rights, worked with the publishers to write a blurb for the paperback edition. The production was initially envisaged as a theatrical feature film, rather than a television series. The following year HBO revealed they had decided not to move forward with the project.
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While HBO did not renew the show after its first series, they announced in summer 2011 that the series might continue as two or more standalone films.
It was cancelled after one season despite positive reviews. In 2010 the show won a Peabody Award for its 2009 season. HBO began broadcasting the series on 29 March 2009, starting with the feature-length film, which was broadcast as a pilot. A six-episode series was ordered in November 2008 and the BBC began broadcasting it in the UK on 15 March 2009. Executive producer Anthony Minghella directed the film and co-wrote the adaptation with fellow executive producer Richard Curtis. The programme began with a feature-length television film, broadcast in the UK on the BBC on 23 March 2008. ( The Gods Must Be Crazy, a 1980 film set in Botswana, was filmed mainly in South Africa). The series was filmed on location in Botswana and was seen as one of the first major film or television productions to be undertaken in Botswana. The novels focus on the story of a detective agency opened by Mma Ramotswe and her courtship with the mechanic Mr. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is a television comedy-drama series, produced by the BBC in conjunction with HBO, and based on the novels of the same name by Alexander McCall Smith.
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