Bad Machinery is a webcomic set in the fictional West Yorkshire town of Tackleford, England. The story involves two groups of schoolchildren that investigate mysteries. The two groups attend the fictional Griswalds Grammar School in Keane End, Tackleford.
Bad Machinery focuses on humour, with funny and surreal situations, punctuated by moments of action and mystery. Every episode has humour in it, and the artist will frequently add visual jokes in the background. Bad Machinery is also proudly British in its sensibilities