Starter for 10
- 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.
Cast
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
Charles Dance
Michael Harbinson
Lindsay Duncan
Rose Harbison
Sule Rimi
Marcus
Ian Bonar
Colin
Nicholas Gleaves
Speaker for Nuclear Disarmament
Joe Van Moyland
Hippy at Party
James Gaddas
Martin Jackson
- Joseph Friend
Joseph Friend
Young Brian
Rasmus Hardiker
University Challenge Competitor
Robert Cawsey
University Challenge Competitor
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
Tristram Neville
Raj Ghatak
Nigel De Havilland
- Kenneth Hadley
Kenneth Hadley
Television Director
Gerard Monaco
Waiter
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