I live in a small village in Lancashire, and I’ve been writing & directing TV documentaries for many years. I’ve worked with people like Louis Theroux, Karl Pilkington, Jennifer Saunders, Eugene Levy, Paul Whitehouse, Bob Mortimer and many others.
But it was whilst on location in Argentina that I had the privilege of seeing capybaras in the wild. I’d never seen an animal like them; they were so relaxed, social and self-assured. They looked like they had life all worked out, and if airlines had more relaxed rules and I had bigger luggage, I’d have brought one home.
That moment sparked the very beginning of Rafa & Me.