A strange yet marvelous machine from the Orient arrives in the misty hills of Scotland, programmed to serve hot meat pies to weary workers. Every day, kind-hearted Bert receives his chicken pot pie with unfailing courtesy, while customers like Slim and Master abuse and cheat the machine relentlessly. But deep within its polished frame lies a self-protection subroutine, and the Series Ten Thousand watches, learns, and remembers everything.