Lady Detectives

Meet Anika Noni Rose, that beautiful and glamorous young actress who plays Mma Makutsi in The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. The late, great Anthony Minghella directed the feature-length pilot, which was screened last year. The six-part series, based on the novels by Alexander McCall Smith, begins this evening on BBC One at 9pm. A must. See if you recognize Anika grimacing behind her spectacles to look like an unattractive spinster! And read the novels.