Starter for 10
Sep 13, 2006 · 1h 36m · Drama, Comedy, Romance
⭐ 6.4· 442 votes
Director Tom Vaughan
Writer David Nicholls
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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.
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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
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