Meet Charley Smollett, aka Michael Palin. Charley, like Mr Palin, is a seasoned traveller of the world - well, certain parts of Somerset - in his trusty caravan, along with his long-suffering wife Shirl, his bickering teenage kids Jack and Chloe, their gypsy friends Arffa and Girt, and of course not forgetting Charley's friendly nemesis, PC John Holland, aka Robocop. Hitching Up is a blisteringly funny series of adventure stories and, as author Bill Jackman says, it contains no sex or violence - apart from maybe a bit of a snog and a punch on the nose.