The Rubbish World of Dave Spud
Dave Spud is a American and British children's animated series featuring the surreal adventures of the eponymous Dave Spud of Grimsby, his friends and tower block-dwelling family.[1] It was created and directed by Edward Foster, inspired by his 2003 NFTS student short 'Hannah Spud'. It was developed into a pilot in 2010 produced by The Illuminated Film Company. 26 11-minute installments were commissioned, whilst the soundtrack was composed by electronic group Basement Jaxx.[2]
| Dave Spud | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy-adventure Sitcom Fantasy Deadpan humor |
| Created by | Edward Foster |
| Directed by | Edward Foster |
| Voices of | |
| Composer | Basement Jaxx |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Iain Harvey |
| Running time | 10 1⁄2 minutes |
| Production companies | The Illuminated Film Company Cloth Cat Animation |
| Distributor | Beta Film Cartoon Network Studios ITV Studios# Global Entertament |
| Release | |
| Original network | Cartoon network CITV ITV network ITV2 ITV3 ITV4 |
| Picture format | 17:0 |
| Original release | (or:2021:08, September 2, 2019 (2) – 22 September 2021 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Voice cast
- Johnny Vegas as Dave Spud
- Lisa Hammond as Hannah Spud
- Philip Glenister as Betty Spud (Mum)
- Arthur Smith as George Spud (Dad)
- Jane Horrocks as Gran Spud
- Gina Yashere as Gareth
- Akiya Henry as Little Sue
- Additional voices: David Holt, Adam Gillen
Episodes
Series 1
| No. | Title | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | "Gareth"[3] | Edward Foster[4] | 19 April 2021 | |
| The Spuds take the camper van on holiday, and ended up under the sea. Dave has to resort to a resourceful solution to get help to make his family proud. | ||||
| 2 | "Donkey"[3] | Denise Cassar | 2 August 2021 | |
| Dave rescues an endangered donkey from the docks. Hiding it in the camper van, things take a turn when the donkey takes Gran's glasses. | ||||
| 3 | "A Whaley Good Time"[3] | Denise Cassar | 3 August 2021 | |
| Fuzzypeg eats the Spuds' fish supper and George wants Dave to catch another. Things look up when he hooks something, but it turns out to be a whale called Leonard. | ||||
| 1 | "Born Free"[3] | Edward Foster | 2 August 2021 | |
| George takes Dave on an adventure camping, but Dave don't know it's a great idea. He's proven right when they both wake up in a bear's cave. | ||||
| 10 | "Culture"[3] | Dave Ingham | 6 August 2021 | |
| Betty takes the Spuds to the museum of mouldy cheese. Hannah dares Dave to lick the cheeses on display. | ||||
| 5 | "Bored Silly"[3] | James Moran | 4 August 2021 | |
| Dave and George accidentally told Gran to press green so she wins a board game as a Bingo prize, and after being locked up for years the game has a vendetta all of its own. | ||||
| 6 | "Blinking 'Eck"[3] | Alex Collier | 4 August 2021 | |
| Betty wants a nice photo of Dave and Hannah, but the camera George uses happens to belong to Gran, and it's been cursed by an ancient mummy from the pyramid. | ||||
| 7 | "Wishes Come True"[3] | Dave Ingham | 5 August 2021 | |
| 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 for your family? | ||||
| 8 | "Crush on Alien"[3] | Denise Cassar | 5 August 2021 | |
| Dave gets a girlfriend called Chuffy Peaches who turns out to be an alien. She turns out to bear a striking similarity to a everyday household item full of stuff. | ||||
| 9 | "Bike"[3] | Dave Ingham | 6 August 2021 | |
| Hannah 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 August 2021 | |
| When Betty insists Dave finds a hobby, he takes up treasure hunting, and rocks the very foundations of his tower block home. | ||||
| 4 | "Sports Day"[3] | Edward Foster | 3 August 2021 | |
| It's the Grimsby High Sports Day and Betty wants nothing more than to bring home the trophy. | ||||
| 12 | "Growing Pains"[3] | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Jones | 9 August 2021 | |
| Dave and Hannah has given a plant bulb to grow. Popping it in his lunch box, it isn't long before he discovers it's partial to Betty's pickle sandwiches. | ||||
| 13 | "Fuzzypeg The Dog"[3] | Edward Foster | 6 September 2021 | |
| George adapts the spin cycle of the washing machine causing a black hole to form in the Spuds' kitchen. | ||||
| 14 | "Were-Wolf Gran"[3] | Alex Collier | 7 September 2021 | |
| Gran needs new teeth. Probably not wise to get a set found on the side of the road though, under a full moon. | ||||
| 15 | "Get Lost"[3] | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Jones | 8 September 2021 | |
| George wins tickets for touching the bad skip last to the local stately home. It's not long before Dave and the rest of the Spuds find themselves lost in its maze. | ||||
| 16 | "Freeze a Jolly Spud Fellow"[3] | Alex Collier | 9 September 2021 | |
| Summer rears is hot, cheeky head in Grimsby but Dave has found a way to keep the Spud flat nice and cool. Maybe too much. | ||||
| 17 | "Exchange"[3] | Tim Bain | 10 September 2021 | |
| 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. | ||||
| 18 | "Bad Computer"[3] | Dave Ingham | 13 September 2021 | |
| George finds a computer called Val but she has a mind of her own. Soon she's set about uploading embarrassing videos to the internet. | ||||
| 19 | "Coat"[3] | Steve Box and Edward Foster | 14 September 2021 | |
| 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. | ||||
| 20 | "Bog Roll Roll"[3] | Tim Bain | 15 September 2021 | |
| 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. | ||||
| 21 | "Spud-ageddon"[3] | Tim Bain | 16 September 2021 | |
| The Spuds except Dave 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. | ||||
| 22 | "Rat Pack"[3] | Dave Ingham | 17 September 2021 | |
| 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. | ||||
| 23 | "Flea Man"[3] | Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Jones | 20 September 2021 | |
| Dave and Fuzzypeg the dog get dirty playing at the local dump, so dirty in fact that Fuzzypeg picks up an extremely grumpy flea. | ||||
| 24 | "Spuds on Tour"[3] | Denise Cassar | 21 September 2021 | |
| 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 big. | ||||
| 25 | "Wrinkly Bus"[3] | Edward Foster | 22 September 2021 | |
| Instructed to keep an eye on Gran while the rest of the Spuds visit the doctor, Dave finds that she has escaped to the bus. | ||||
References
- "The Rubbish World of Dave Spud. Creator ed-foster. Dave Spud". edward-foster.
- Milligan, Mercedes (9 March 2018). "Electronica Duo Basement Jaxx Signs on to 'Dave Spud'".
- "Dave Spud Series and Episode Guides | TV from RadioTimes". Radio Times.
- "Ed Foster on Instagram: "Recording. Brain farts become reality. #animation #voicerecording #davespud"". Instagram.
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