The Rubbish World of Dave Spud(TV-Show/Serie, 2019-)

The Rubbish World of Dave Spud (shortened to Dave Spud) is a British children's animated series featuring the surreal adventures of the eponymous Dave Spud of Grimsby, 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. The rest of Series 3 is currently in production, and will premiere on ITVX on February 8, 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. A Scottish version of the series aired on BBC Alba starting 3 May 2022, but was removed after 9 November 2023, but was re-added to the channel on 12 December 2023 ()