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The Saturday Big Tent Wedding

The ladies solve the case of the murdered cattle. Mma Makutsi is feeling anxious about her upcoming wedding to Phuti Radiphuti and an old friend comes to the rescue.

written and dramatised by Alexander McCall Smith

Episode Two: The Saturday Big Tent Wedding

The second of two plays adapted from Alexander McCall Smith's enormously successful and popular series set in Botswana.

The ladies solve the case of the murdered cattle. Mma Makutsi is feeling anxious about her upcoming wedding to Phuti Radiphuti and an old friend comes to the rescue. And Charlie is let off the hook.

Director: Gaynor Macfarlane.

45 minutes

Last on

Fri 25 Jul 201414:15

Credits

RoleContributor
Mma RamotsweClaire Benedict
Mma MakutsiNadine Marshall
Mr JLB MatekoniBen Onwukwe
HousekeeperJanice Acquah
Mma PotokwaniJanice Acquah
MaidAdjoa Andoh
CharlieMaynard Eziashi
TeacherMaynard Eziashi
Mr MoetiNyasha Hatendi
Fortitude SeleoObi Abili
PriestObi Abili
MphoBeru Tessema
Phuti RadiphutiJude Akuwudike
PrudenceGbemisola Ikumelo
AdaptorAlexander McCall Smith
AuthorAlexander McCall Smith
DirectorGaynor Macfarlane

Broadcasts

  • Fri 4 Nov 201114:15
  • Fri 25 Jul 201414:15

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