My mistake - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, but same guy.
Sorry I haven't had chance to read the rest yet, but I will. You have very good way with imagery that makes it easy to visualise everything.
Sas x
Author's response
Thank you so much for all these lovely reviews. Ah! The dad... yeah you had me really confused when you said Mary Poppins. I sat staring at my computer for a few minutes thinking, "Bert? The chimney sweep?" Oh well, I love all of Dick Van Dyke's characters.