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Starter for 10

Sep 13, 2006
1h 32m
★ 6.4

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama
Comedy
Romance

Production Companies

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

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Cast

James McAvoy

Brian Jackson

James McAvoy

Alice Eve

Alice Harbinson

Alice Eve

Rebecca Hall

Rebecca Epstein

Rebecca Hall

Catherine Tate

Julie Jackson

Catherine Tate

Dominic Cooper

Spencer

Dominic Cooper

Benedict Cumberbatch

Patrick Watts

Benedict Cumberbatch

James Corden

Tone

James Corden

Mark Gatiss

Bamber Gascoigne

Mark Gatiss

Guy Henry

Dr. Morrison

Guy Henry

John Henshaw

Des

John Henshaw

Elaine Tan

Lucy Chang

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Simon Woods

Josh

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