
Feature film — 2006
Starter for 10 (2006)
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
On screen
Cast & crew

James McAvoy
Brian Jackson

Alice Eve
Alice Harbinson

Rebecca Hall
Rebecca Epstein

Catherine Tate
Julie Jackson

Dominic Cooper
Spencer

Benedict Cumberbatch
Patrick Watts

James Corden
Tone

Mark Gatiss
Bamber Gascoigne

Guy Henry
Dr. Morrison

John Henshaw
Des

Elaine Tan
Lucy Chang

Simon Woods
Josh
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