当其中一位居民的十几岁女儿写了一本以当地人口为原型的畅销书时，20世纪50年代英国小镇有序的郊区生活发生了翻天覆地的变化。

The Helping Hands agency employs some very strange people to perform some very strange jobs! Even the simplest of tasks get bungled by the incompetent but lovable staff, as they get given jobs ranging from taking animals for walks (no ordinary animals you understand) to demonstrating new products at a large and prestigious exhibition.