BBC series set to boost Botswana tourism.

M2 Presswire, March, 2008

M2 PRESSWIRE-18 March 2008-Exsus: BBC series set to boost Botswana tourism(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, a BBC drama set in Botswana, will hit the screens in the last week of March and is set to increase interest in this pristine safari destination. Based on the best selling novels of Alexander McCall Smith, the film chronicles the adventures of Precious Ramotswe, played by Grammy Award-winning singer Jill Scott and is directed by Academy Award-winner Antony Minghella (Cold Mountain). The screenplay has been adapted by Minghella and Richard Curtis.

In response to the film's imminent release Exsus is offering special packages encompassing Gaborone, where the novel is set, and the best of...