The Rubbish World of Dave Spud
The Rubbish World of Dave Spud is a British children's animated series that premiered on the CITV channel on 2 September 2019, featuring the surreal adventures of the eponymous Dave Spud of Grimsby, his friends and tower block-dwelling family.
| The Rubbish World of Dave Spud | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy-adventure Sitcom Fantasy Deadpan humor |
| Created by | Edward Foster |
| Directed by | Edward Foster |
| Voices of | Akiya Henry |
| Composer(s) | Basement Jaxx |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Iain Harvey |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Production company(s) | The Illuminated Film Company Cloth Cat Animation |
| Distributor | ITV Studios Global Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | CITV |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original release | 2 September 2019 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
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.[1] In May 2020, CITV renewed the show for a second series, due to air in Autumn/Winter 2020.
Voice cast [2]
- Johnny Vegas as Dave Spud
- Lisa Hammond as Anna Spud
- Philip Glenister as Betty Spud (Mum)
- Arthur Smith as George Spud (Dad)
- Jane Horrocks as Gran Spud
- Gina Yashere as Gareth the starfish
- Akiya Henry as Li'l Sue
- Additional voices: David Holt, Adam Gillen
Episodes
| No. | Title | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "A Starfish Called Gareth"[3] | Edward Foster[4] | 2 September 2019 | |
| The Spuds take the camper van on holiday, and end up at the bottom of the sea. Dave has to resort to a resourceful solution to get help. | ||||
| 2 | "Donkey"[3] | Denise Cassar | 2 September 2019 | |
| Dave rescues an endangered donkey from the docks. Hiding it in the camper van, things take a turn when the donkey eats Gran's glasses. | ||||
| 3 | "A Whaley Good Time"[3] | Denise Cassar | 3 September 2019 | |
| Fuzzypeg eats the Spuds' fish supper and Dave has to catch another. Things look up when he hooks something, but it turns out to be a whale. | ||||
| 4 | "Born Free"[3] | Edward Foster | 3 September 2019 | |
| George takes Dave on an adventure camping, but Dave isn't sure it's a great idea. He's proven right when they both wake up in a bear's cave. | ||||
| 5 | "Culture"[3] | Dave Ingham | 4 September 2019 | |
| George takes the Spuds to the museum of mouldy cheese. Anna dares Dave to lick the cheeses on display. | ||||
| 6 | "Bored Silly"[3] | James Moran | 4 September 2019 | |
| Gran accidentally wins a board game as a Bingo prize, and after being locked up for years the game has a vendetta all of its own. | ||||
| 7 | "Blinking Heck"[3] | Alex Collier | 5 September 2019 | |
| Betty wants a nice photo of Dave and Anna, but the camera George uses happens to belong to Gran, and it's been cursed by an ancient mummy. | ||||
| 8 | "Wishes"[3] | Dave Ingham | 5 September 2019 | |
| If there were two things Dave could wish for it would be for Fuzzypeg to smell better, and for Gran to be nicer. Is getting what you want always a good thing? | ||||
| 9 | "Crush"[3] | Denise Cassar | 6 September 2019 | |
| Dave gets a girlfriend who turns out to be an alien. She turns out to bear a striking similarity to a everyday household item. | ||||
| 10 | "Bike"[3] | Dave Ingham | 6 September 2019 | |
| Anna is practising for the school cycling test and is good at it. Dave isn't quite as skilled, but with a new bike from his parents he really hopes to pass. | ||||
| 11 | "Dig"[3] | Steve Box | 9 September 2019 | |
| When Betty insists Dave finds a hobby, he takes up treasure hunting, and rocks the very foundations of his tower block home. | ||||
| 12 | "Sports Day"[3] | Edward Foster | 9 September 2019 | |
| It's the Grimsby High Sports Day and Betty wants nothing more than to bring home the trophy. | ||||
| 13 | "Growing Pains"[3] | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Jones | 10 September 2019 | |
| Dave is given a bulb to grow. Popping it in his lunch box, it isn't long before he discovers it's partial to Betty's sandwiches. | ||||
| 14 | "Fuzzypeg"[3] | Edward Foster | 10 September 2019 | |
| George adapts the spin cycle of the washing machine causing a black hole to form in the Spuds' kitchen. | ||||
| 15 | "Were Gran"[3] | Alex Collier | 11 September 2019 | |
| Gran needs new teeth. Probably not wise to nab a set found on the side of the road though, under a full moon. | ||||
| 16 | "Get Lost"[3] | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Jones | 11 September 2019 | |
| George wins tickets to the local stately home. It's not long before Dave and the rest of the Spuds find themselves lost in its maze. | ||||
| 17 | "Freeze a Jolly Good Fellow"[3] | Alex Collier | 12 September 2019 | |
| Summer rears its hot, cheeky head in Grimsby but Dave has found a way to keep the Spud flat nice and cool. Maybe too cool. | ||||
| 18 | "Exchange"[3] | Tim Bain | 12 September 2019 | |
| Dave demands to go on a foreign exchange. He soon finds himself headed for a week-long stay in a flat a few doors down. | ||||
| 19 | "Bad Computer"[3] | Dave Ingham | 13 September 2019 | |
| George finds a computer called Val but Val has a mind of her own. Soon she's set about uploading embarrassing videos to the internet. | ||||
| 20 | "The Coat"[3] | Steve Box and Edward Foster | 13 September 2019 | |
| When Dave needs a new coat, Gran kindly suggests she knows a good one by the car park bin. Dave promptly gets trapped inside the coat and discovers its past. | ||||
| 21 | "Bog Roll Roll"[3] | Tim Bain | 16 September 2019 | |
| It's the biggest sporting event in Grimsby - the bog roll roll. All Dave has to do is chase the bog roll down the hill and catch it. | ||||
| 22 | "Spud-ageddon"[3] | Tim Bain | 16 September 2019 | |
| The Spuds don't care about a carbon footprint, since George has come home with a haul of free electronics that they all want to test out. | ||||
| 23 | "Rat Pack"[3] | Dave Ingham | 17 September 2019 | |
| Dave wants to learn to play the drums at school, but is given the recorder. With a talent show around the corner, Dave gets practising. | ||||
| 24 | "Flea Man"[3] | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Jones | 17 September 2019 | |
| Dave and Fuzzypeg the dog get dirty playing at the local dump, so dirty in fact that Fuzzypeg picks up an extremely grumpy flea. | ||||
| 25 | "Spuds on a Plane"[3] | Denise Cassar | 18 September 2019 | |
| Dave's first plane journey doesn't go to plan when the air pressure and the need to go to the toilet make his head swell. | ||||
| 26 | "The Wrinkly Bus"[3] | Edward Foster | 18 September 2019 | |
| Instructed to keep an eye on Gran while the rest of the Spuds visit the doctor, Dave finds that she has escaped. | ||||
Home media
In the UK, ITV Studios Global Entertainment will publish the series on DVD.
References
- Milligan, Mercedes (9 March 2018). "Electronica Duo Basement Jaxx Signs on to 'Dave Spud'".
- "The Rubbish World of Dave Spud. Creator ed-foster. Dave Spud". edward-foster.
- "The Rubbish World of Dave Spud Series and Episode Guides | TV from RadioTimes". Radio Times.
- "Ed Foster on Instagram: "Recording. Brain farts become reality. #animation #voicerecording #davespud"". Instagram.
External links
- The Rubbish World of Dave Spud Dave Spud website
- The Illuminated Film Company - Illuminated Films Animation Studio The Illuminated Film Company website
- Edward Foster's website
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