Despite the title, this isn't one of Sergio Leone's classic Westerns relocated to the Nottinghamshire badlands.

Sure, there's a storyline that follows the man in black heading south to reclaim his old love - and getting run out of town for his pains.

True, the whole story unfolds against the soundtrack of Tijuana trumpets, twanging guitars and ethereal choirs that could have accompanied the outlaw Josey Wales.

However, a cordless drill takes the place of a Colt 45 while the local bingo hall stands in as the rough 'n' ready saloon of cowboy lore.

Status Quo devotee and petty thief Jimmy (Carlyle) is the drifter riding into town at night (actually he hitches a life from Glasgow in a transit van).

He's back because he's seen Shirley (Henderson), the love of his life - who he ditched three years before - turn down a marriage proposal on daytime TV.

Now he's seeking her out and he's not going about it nicely or, as Shirley's live-in lover Dek (Ifans) puts it, "he may have Hannibal Lecter's DNA strands, for all we know."

However, hot on his heels are his fellow gang members, who he ripped off during the robbery of a couple of criminal clowns (Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer).

Into the mix are also tossed Jimmy's shell-suited step-sister, Carol (Burke), and her estranged husband, country and western fan Charlie (Ricky Tomlinson).

Ifans has at last landed a major role that uses his particular talents - Dek is a dull but decent car-obsessive (he runs the Clutch Hutch) whose idea of foreplay is to propose an MOT followed by a full service.

In the same vein as Mike Leigh, it's the small observations that are the most telling - Carol's balm for a distressed Shirley is to switch on The Weakest Link.

Never destined to require surgery for your sides, this is gently amusing and makes pleasant use of Britain's best homegrown talent.

Tim Evans