The story of a remarkable investigation in which special agents Mouldy and Scummer are sent on the trail of a rash of remarkable sightings and happenings in Essex, none of which can be explained by the laws of nature as we know them (The authors are half of The League of Gentlemen, who appear on Radio 4 in the summer and piloting a Channel 4 comedy series in the autumn. They do not, and nor do any of their relatives living or dead, live in Essex)