* * * * * steam southend-on sea at the start of the sixties sexual revolution , monte carlo at the start of the millennium , a humorous rockn'rail tale involving a steam engine , a carousel , a girl forever new , a situation prone guy , a rock band of hopefuls , a policemans testicles , a couple of gangster twins , an alsatian dog , a french poodle and a jukebox-full of songs .