The Rubbish World of Dave Spud

The Rubbish World of Dave Spud
GenreComedy-adventure
Animated sitcom
Fantasy
Deadpan humor
Created byEdward Foster
Directed byEdward Foster
Voices of
ComposerBasement Jaxx
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes104
Production
ProducerIain Harvey
Running time11 minutes
Production companiesThe Illuminated Film Company
Cloth Cat Animation
Original release
NetworkCITV (season 1-season 3 episode 6)
ITVX (season 3 episode 7-season 3 episode 26)
Release2 September 2019 (2019-09-02) 
12 September 2024 (2024-09-12)

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. Series 3 ended on 12 September 2024 as well as the whole show.

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.