Starter for 10

1h 32min

Drama

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.

Production Companies

Scion Films

BBC Film

HBO Films

Neal Street Productions

Playtone

Scamp Film and Theatre Ltd.

Cast

James McAvoy

James McAvoy

Brian Jackson
Alice Eve

Alice Eve

Alice Harbinson
Rebecca Hall

Rebecca Hall

Rebecca Epstein
Catherine Tate

Catherine Tate

Julie Jackson
Mark Gatiss

Mark Gatiss

Bamber Gascoigne
Guy Henry

Guy Henry

Dr. Morrison
Elaine Tan

Elaine Tan

Lucy Chang
Charles Dance

Charles Dance

Michael Harbinson
Lindsay Duncan

Lindsay Duncan

Rose Harbison
Sule Rimi

Sule Rimi

Marcus
Nicholas Gleaves

Nicholas Gleaves

Speaker for Nuclear Disarmament
Joe Van Moyland

Joe Van Moyland

Hippy at Party
James Gaddas

James Gaddas

Martin Jackson
Joseph Friend

Joseph Friend

Young Brian
Rasmus Hardiker

Rasmus Hardiker

University Challenge Competitor
Robert Cawsey

Robert Cawsey

University Challenge Competitor
Ben Willbond

Ben Willbond

University Challenge Coordinator
Su Elliot

Su Elliot

Cleaner
Reuben-Henry Biggs

Reuben-Henry Biggs

Anthony Salmon
Bethan Bevan

Bethan Bevan

Cordelia Sykes
Tom Allen

Tom Allen

Tristram Neville
Raj Ghatak

Raj Ghatak

Nigel De Havilland
Kenneth Hadley

Kenneth Hadley

Television Director

Release date

13th Sep 2006

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English