Merde Happens

Paul West Is Driving Across The Usa In A Mini, And Feeling Just As Foreign As He Ever Did In France. He Has Accepted A Job Promoting The Uk As A Tourist Destination, And His Car Is Supposed To Symbolise Britain'S Image In The World. But To Americans It Looks Plain Cramped.It Feels Cramped Too Because Paul Is Sharing It With His French Girlfriend Alexa Who Is Making An On-The-Road Documentary About American Cultural Colonialism And Similar French Preconceptions. And They'Re About To Become Even More Cramped When They'Re Joined By Paul'S American Friend Jake; A Young Hitchhiker Who Claims To Be On The Way To Las Vegas To Begin Her Ma In Cheerleading; And A Very Bad Prince Harry Imitator.Paul'S Coast-To-Coast Drive Is On A Tight Deadline. He Must Also Mastermind A Series Of Typically British Publicity Stunts In Key Cities. Finally He Must Deliver His Plucky Little Car To Hollywood As The Centrepiece Of Britain'S Bid To Be Voted Tourist Destination Of The Year. With France, China And The Usa Also In The Running, National Pride Is At Stake - As Is Paul'S Bonus.But These Turn Out To Be The Least Of Paul'S Problems. Soon His Love Life Is Looking Like A War-Zone. And As He Should Know Better Than Anyone, When War Is Declared - Merde Happens ...