The Rubbish World of Dave Spud
| The Rubbish World of Dave Spud | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy-adventure Animated sitcom Fantasy Deadpan humor |
| Created by | Edward Foster |
| Directed by | Edward Foster |
| Voices of | |
| Composer | Basement Jaxx |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 104 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Iain Harvey |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Production companies | The Illuminated Film Company Cloth Cat Animation |
| Original release | |
| Network | CITV (seasons 1–3) ITVX (season 3) |
| Release | 2 September 2019 – 12 September 2024 |
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The Rubbish World of Dave Spud (shortened to Dave Spud) is a British children's animated sitcom featuring the surreal adventures of the eponymous Dave Spud of Grimsby (voiced by Johnny Vegas), his friends and tower block-dwelling family. It was created and directed by Edward Foster, inspired by his 2003 NFTS student short 'Anna Spud'. It was developed into a pilot in 2010 produced by The Illuminated Film Company. 26 11-minute instalments were commissioned, whilst the soundtrack was composed by electronic group Basement Jaxx. In May 2020, for series 2 a further 52 installments were commissioned. Series 3 aired its first 6 episodes on CITV in July 2023. Series 3, as well as the whole show, ended on 12 September 2024.
On 1 September 2023, The Rubbish World of Dave Spud was the final programme to air on the CITV network, before the channel closed and the show's run moved to ITVX.