Meet The Kneebones. a squabbling, financially ruined family trying to survive in St. Day, Cornwall. Their father, Jed Kneebone (scrap yard merchant and Country & Western addict) has died, leaving his three children (Slick, Dwight and Maddy) in serious debt. Maddy reluctantly runs the yard, Slick tries to find work (there isn't any) and Dwight does dodgy deals.