: Having found true self-worth and love, Danny rejects his former life and Trudy’s fame. He makes a dramatic "re-entry" into Clarence to win back Glenda and stay in the town where he finally feels at home.
The story follows Danny Morgan, a cement truck driver from Sydney who is frustrated by his stagnant life and his ambitious, unappreciative girlfriend, Trudy. During a backyard barbecue, Danny decides to escape his reality by tying dozens of helium-filled weather balloons to his deckchair.
: Unlike his life in the city, Danny becomes a beloved figure in the small town, helping the community and finding a genuine connection with Glenda.
: In Clarence, Danny crash-lands into the garden of Glenda Lake, the town's lonely parking inspector. To hide from the media frenzy surrounding his disappearance, he reinvented himself as a "traveling professor".