Thanks for the replies. Unfortunately it's not the fix. I've fired up PP2014 and given it shot but to no avail.

When I describe the problem, perhaps I've not explained myself properly. Again my apologies if not using the proper terminology as I try again..

With the model standing upright in the centre of a scene, and with the body selected, I should be able to rotate the Y rotate dial and have the model spin in place. But what the model does is go around the room as if tethered to an invisible rope going around a fixed point in the centre of the scene..

I've checked the hip parameters and the X Y and Z are zeroed.

If I save just the character and load it back into another scene, the problem follows the character.. if I recreate the character (time consuming) the problem is not there.. So what IS causing this problem and how to remove it.. :/

This does not happen all the time but more often than I would like. It simply slows productivity down and makes it frustrating to work.

Thanks again in advance.