C4 Random Acts : Captain Beany

  • Griff Lynch

This experimental documentary follows a day in the life of Captain Beany, but in his world it’s not so obvious what is real and what is fantasy.

Captain Beany is the alter ego of Barry Kirk, a 64 year old man living in a small town in South Wales. Thirty years ago, Barry took the most ordinary household item, a tin of baked beans, and turned it into his own extraordinary alternative reality.

This experimental documentary follows a day in the life of Captain Beany, but in his world it’s not so obvious what is real and what is fantasy.

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