Summary When Grant Logan, out-of-work actor and partner to ace detective Rip Hilliard, breaks down far from home, little does he know that he has stumbled into a town gripped by fear of a green slimy, bubbling creature, the Morlwagget. That town is Hatchet - onion capital of England - a tourist trap until the monster from the deep began rising from its slimy lair. According to local legend, the Morlwagget is incensed by Maisie and Daisie, identical twin daughters of Gus Skillen. Gus, who owns the local pub, was making a good living with his ice cream van and boat hire business - that is, until the Morlwagget appeared to frighten the tourists away. With business bad and his own family in the firing line, Gus hires Grant to rid the town of its terrible curse by proving the Morlwagget doesn't exist. But Rip managers to do just the opposite - he tempts the hideous beast out of its lair and captures it on camera - much to the delight of Mrs. Nightingale, a sprightly 60-year old with a life-long ambition to see the Morlwagget for herself. Cashing in on Rip's success, Grant takes the credit for finding the Morlwagget and is delighted to sell his story to a national newspaper - until furious reporter Rosie Roberts finds out that the photo is a fake! Determined to get even, she delivers an ultimatum: either Logan must pay back the money he earned - impossible - or he must prove that the Morlwagget is real. Rip and Grant return to Hatchet, now packed with Morlwagget hunters, to solve the mystery once and for all. Rip must use all his cunning and come up with a scheme to frame the monster and get his partner off the hook - all is takes is for Grant to don the Morlwagget costume for the most beastly performance of his career to date ...

• Comedy
• Crime
• Family