Starter for 10

6.373

92 minutes

9/13/2006

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.

Cast List

James McAvoy
as Brian Jackson
Alice Eve
as Alice Harbinson
Rebecca Hall
as Rebecca Epstein
Catherine Tate
as Julie Jackson
Dominic Cooper
as Spencer
Benedict Cumberbatch
as Patrick Watts
James Corden
as Tone
Mark Gatiss
as Bamber Gascoigne
Guy Henry
as Dr. Morrison
John Henshaw
as Des
Elaine Tan
as Lucy Chang
Simon Woods
as Josh
Charles Dance
as Michael Harbinson
Lindsay Duncan
as Rose Harbison
Sule Rimi
as Marcus
Ian Bonar
as Colin
Nicholas Gleaves
as Speaker for Nuclear Disarmament
Joe Van Moyland
as Hippy at Party
James Gaddas
as Martin Jackson
Joseph Friend
as Young Brian
Rasmus Hardiker
as University Challenge Competitor
Robert Cawsey
as University Challenge Competitor
Ben Willbond
as University Challenge Coordinator
Su Elliot
as Cleaner
Reuben-Henry Biggs
as Anthony Salmon
Bethan Bevan
as Cordelia Sykes
Tom Allen
as Tristram Neville
Raj Ghatak
as Nigel De Havilland
Kenneth Hadley
as Television Director
Gerard Monaco
as Waiter