

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.
Brian Jackson

Alice Harbinson

Rebecca Epstein

Julie Jackson

Spencer

Patrick Watts

Tone

Bamber Gascoigne

Dr. Morrison

Des

Lucy Chang

Josh

Michael Harbinson

Rose Harbison

Marcus

Colin

Speaker for Nuclear Disarmament

Hippy at Party

Martin Jackson

Young Brian
University Challenge Competitor

University Challenge Competitor

University Challenge Coordinator

Cleaner
Anthony Salmon
Cordelia Sykes
Tristram Neville

Nigel De Havilland

Television Director
Waiter
