Season 2 • Episode 7
LatestMud was a 1994 CBBC television show, starring Russell Brand, Brooke Kinsella, Russell Tovey in their early appearances and a teddy bear called Steve. A group of disadvantaged children are taken by their social worker to an outdoor activity centre to escape their problems.
Acting
Watching future stars awkwardly find their feet is genuinely charming.
Production
That specific gritty 90s children's TV aesthetic hits hard.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Russell Brand was reportedly fired after one series for smuggling a friend into the activity centre set in his holdall. Method acting or just Brand?
Mud arrived at the tail end of 'gritty children's drama' — think Children's Ward, Grange Hill's heavy years — before CBBC pivoted to brighter, more commercial fare.
