SitcomsetinVictorian-eraLondon. 　　ThisseriesfollowsDetectiveInspectorRabbit,ahardenedbooze-houndwho'sseenitall,andhisnew,hapless,by-the-bookspartner. 　　Whilethey'reinvestigatingalocalmurder,thelewdbutinsightfuladoptivedaughterofthechiefofpolicejoinsthem,becomingthecountry'sfirstfemaleofficer.Together,thetriomustfightcrimewhilerubbingshoulderswithstreetgangs,crookedpoliticians,Bulgarianprinces,spiritualists,musichallstarsandtheElephantMan.