When introverted rocket mechanic Joe and brilliant astro-botanist Fran are brought together to prepare for the inaugural launch of the world’s first-ever plant-fueled rocket, there are immediate sparks, but neither is particularly adept at romance. Life becomes more complicated when three aliens take refuge in Joe’s home. Dunk, Welly, and Shirm are on the interplanetary run from a zealous-yet-inept officer of the law named Zandro. The aliens determine that Fran’s rocket could provide their means of getting back home to safety.

After her father's death, sensible and cheerful Mma Precious Ramotswe sells her inherited cattle and opens the country's only female-owned detective agency. She hires Botswana Secretarial College graduate (97% in the final exams!) Grace Makutsi as her assistant. Together they solve problems big and small with their wisdom, big hearts, and endless cups of red-bush tea. Meanwhile, Mma Ramotswe's best friend, mechanic Mr. JLB Matekoni, hopes for a chance to win her heart... Based on Alexander McCall Smith's best-selling book series.

A boy's Bar Mitzvah looks set to be a disaster when it coincides with the 1966 World Cup Final.