Starter for 10
Starter for 10
Starter for 10
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2006
1h 32m
6.4(439 votes)
Drama
Comedy
Romance

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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Production Companies

Scion Films
BBC Film
HBO Films
Neal Street Productions
Playtone

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Cast & Crew

30 members
Acting

James McAvoy

Brian Jackson

James McAvoy
Acting

Alice Eve

Alice Harbinson

Alice Eve
Acting

Rebecca Hall

Rebecca Epstein

Rebecca Hall
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Catherine Tate

Julie Jackson

Catherine Tate
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Dominic Cooper

Spencer

Dominic Cooper
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Benedict Cumberbatch

Patrick Watts

Benedict Cumberbatch
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James Corden

Tone

James Corden
Acting

Mark Gatiss

Bamber Gascoigne

Mark Gatiss
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Guy Henry

Dr. Morrison

Guy Henry
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John Henshaw

Des

John Henshaw
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Elaine Tan

Lucy Chang

Elaine Tan
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Simon Woods

Josh

Simon Woods
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Charles Dance

Michael Harbinson

Charles Dance
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Lindsay Duncan

Rose Harbison

Lindsay Duncan
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Sule Rimi

Marcus

Sule Rimi
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Ian Bonar

Colin

Ian Bonar
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Nicholas Gleaves

Speaker for Nuclear Disarmament

Nicholas Gleaves
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Joe Van Moyland

Hippy at Party

Joe Van Moyland
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James Gaddas

Martin Jackson

James Gaddas
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Joseph Friend

Young Brian

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Rasmus Hardiker

University Challenge Competitor

Rasmus Hardiker
Acting

Robert Cawsey

University Challenge Competitor

Robert Cawsey
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Ben Willbond

University Challenge Coordinator

Ben Willbond
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Su Elliot

Cleaner

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Reuben-Henry Biggs

Anthony Salmon

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Bethan Bevan

Cordelia Sykes

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Tom Allen

Tristram Neville

Tom Allen
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Raj Ghatak

Nigel De Havilland

Raj Ghatak
Acting

Kenneth Hadley

Television Director

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Gerard Monaco

Waiter

Gerard Monaco

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