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Feature film — 2006

Starter for 10 (2006)

6.41h 36mDrama — Comedy — Romance

In 1985, against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Brian Jackson enrolls in the University of Bristol, a scholarship boy from seaside Essex with a love of knowledge for its own sake and a childhood spent watching University Challenge, a college quiz show. At Bristol he tries out for the Challenge team and falls under the spell of Alice, a lovely blond with an extensive sexual past.

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A high-signal pick with 468 votes.

Scion Films / BBC Film / HBO Films / Neal Street Productions / Playtone / Scamp Film and Theatre Ltd.

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Director: Tom Vaughan

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Cast & crew

James McAvoy as Brian Jackson

James McAvoy

Brian Jackson

Alice Eve as Alice Harbinson

Alice Eve

Alice Harbinson

Rebecca Hall as Rebecca Epstein

Rebecca Hall

Rebecca Epstein

Catherine Tate as Julie Jackson

Catherine Tate

Julie Jackson

Dominic Cooper as Spencer

Dominic Cooper

Spencer

Benedict Cumberbatch as Patrick Watts

Benedict Cumberbatch

Patrick Watts

James Corden as Tone

James Corden

Tone

Mark Gatiss as Bamber Gascoigne

Mark Gatiss

Bamber Gascoigne

Guy Henry as Dr. Morrison

Guy Henry

Dr. Morrison

John Henshaw as Des

John Henshaw

Des

Elaine Tan as Lucy Chang

Elaine Tan

Lucy Chang

Simon Woods as Josh

Simon Woods

Josh

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