Roughly Oddbins O'Reilly is a Detective Inspector with the Colwyn Bay force. Dr Heinz Pumpernickel is his mysterious writing professor. Roughly produces stories for his writing course that include a description of life on a Cornish lighthouse, the truth about President Obama's dog and an alternative history of the world.The Wonderful World of Jane and Oliver Bloke is a cabinet of curiosities and a Russian doll of a novel.