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Chris and Peter - two middle-aged, middle managers - share a daily motorway commute through Lancashire to their ordinary office jobs. But when rare sunny weather prompts Peter to reminisce about his teenage escapades in Blackpool, it sparks an idea. What if - just for a day - they could escape their humdrum lives by bunking off work to enjoy everything 'the Vegas of the North' has to offer?

After a professional female gangster breaks free from two inept kidnappers, the three of them are faced with a dilemma: flee or stay and fight the chilling crime boss behind it all to escape her clutches forever. Kidnap tells the tale of three people who are coming to terms with who they truthfully are.

'A Cheat's Guide to Time Travel' was inspired by the beautiful city of Lancaster UK, the surrounding area and the principle of 'sondor' - the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own - seen through the timeless 'eyes' of the inanimate stone that typifies the city.