Pinkerton (detective agency) Pinkerton (detective agency) Pinkerton, founded as the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, is a private security guard and detective agency established in the United States by Scotsman Allan Pinkerton in 1850 and currently a subsidiary of Securitas AB. Pinkerton became famous when he claimed to have foiled a plot to assassinate president-elect Abraham Lincoln, who later hired Pinkerton agents for his personal security during the Civil War. Pinkerton's agents performed services ranging from security guarding to private military contracting work. Pinkerton was the largest private law enforcement organization in the world at the height of its power. During the labor strikes
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (TV series) standalone films, with network executives reviewing the first script. Despite these announcements, no further information was released, and in August 2012 it was announced that HBO had decided not to move forward with production. The show's producers are believed to be looking for a new network for the project, but at this stage it remains cancelled. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (TV series) The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is a television comedy-drama series, produced by the BBC in conjunction with HBO, and based on the novels of the same name by Alexander McCall Smith. The novels focus on