This should probably be in Telly Addicts. I just got my Radio Times and on the front cover are the cast of "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" which is on on Easter Sunday...

[SorenLorensen]

...and they are WRONG!

Mma Ramotswe is far too young and Mma Matekoni looks like a fricking super-model.

I had such clear pictures in my head of what they looked like. Feel all peeved. Why didn't they ask me to help with the casting?

oh yes I agree

I imagined Rusty Lee (!)

bet it will be lovely to watch though

Should it be is the cast?

Me too, Oo - though I just heard on the raion that Anthony Minghella has died (feel bad for criticising his casting now...) So sad and sudden.

That should have said radio.

Have seen the trailer and Mma Ramotswe does look about 10 years younger than I imagined. Disappointed to hear the Mma Matekoni is attractive - she is supposed to have bad skin etc etc. Not one of these who whips off her thick glasses and is stunning underneath it all!

Trailer does look quite good though - beautifully shot by the looks of it. I will definitely be watching.

Just read book no 8. The earlier ones got me through my night feeds with DC2!

Had forgotten that Anthony Mighella was directing it .

I'm disappointed with the actress playing Precious. She's too pretty...I would have wanted someone more matronly. Or maybe I've misread the characters when I've read the book and lodged a plain, comfy looking woman in my imagination.

I'll still be watching though

I had really set ideas on waht the characters would look like and am disapointed on what I've seen on the advert. Hopefully it will be so good I'll quickly get over it whne I watch it.

Found this Cali - you can click on the actors on the menu on the lhs.

This is the actress playing Mma Matekoni Plain, isn't she ?

I will be interested to see how it will be filmed - IIRC not a hell of a lot happens in the book and the humour was usually so subtle, I wonder how it will translate..

Redbush tea at the ready....

I hate to say it but she just doesn't look like a Botswanian (??) - and far too thin...

PMSL at Mma Matekoni - yes, she's SO unattractive! [hmm

Saw another trailer earlier with Mr JLB Matekoni in it. Didn't look like how I imagined him either. Though I suppose we all imagine them slightly differently anyway so not possible to fit in with every readers image. i should imagine the author may have had some say in the casting?

I suppose if it is well acted and made, the way they look won't make a difference after a while.

Oh yeah, Mma Matekoni is so wrong! Still, can't wait to watch it.

DOH! No wonder I killed this thread....

Got into bed last night, opened "Cupboard full of life" (?) saw the words "Mma Makutsi" and realised instantly that I'd typed the wrong name.... [stoopid]

Jill Scott, who is playing Precious, is the most amazing singer and I am really looking forward to seeing this on Sunday night (already on Sky+!). It's all made even more poignant with the untimely death of Anthony Minghella.