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Starter for 10

Starter for 10

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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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2006-09-13
⌚ Running Time: 92 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.405

Beloved Cast

James McAvoy original image
Brian Jackson
James McAvoy
Alice Eve original image
Alice Harbinson
Alice Eve
Rebecca Hall original image
Rebecca Epstein
Rebecca Hall
Catherine Tate original image
Julie Jackson
Catherine Tate
Dominic Cooper original image
Spencer
Dominic Cooper
Benedict Cumberbatch original image
Patrick Watts
Benedict Cumberbatch
James Corden original image
Tone
James Corden
Mark Gatiss original image
Bamber Gascoigne
Mark Gatiss
Guy Henry original image
Dr. Morrison
Guy Henry
John Henshaw original image
Des
John Henshaw
Elaine Tan original image
Lucy Chang
Elaine Tan
Simon Woods original image
Josh
Simon Woods
Charles Dance original image
Michael Harbinson
Charles Dance
Lindsay Duncan original image
Rose Harbison
Lindsay Duncan
Sule Rimi original image
Marcus
Sule Rimi
Ian Bonar original image
Colin
Ian Bonar
Nicholas Gleaves original image
Speaker for Nuclear Disarmament
Nicholas Gleaves
Joe Van Moyland original image
Hippy at Party
Joe Van Moyland
James Gaddas original image
Martin Jackson
James Gaddas
Joseph Friend original image
Young Brian
Joseph Friend
Rasmus Hardiker original image
University Challenge Competitor
Rasmus Hardiker
Robert Cawsey original image
University Challenge Competitor
Robert Cawsey
Ben Willbond original image
University Challenge Coordinator
Ben Willbond
Su Elliot original image
Cleaner
Su Elliot
Reuben-Henry Biggs original image
Anthony Salmon
Reuben-Henry Biggs
Bethan Bevan original image
Cordelia Sykes
Bethan Bevan
Tom Allen original image
Tristram Neville
Tom Allen
Raj Ghatak original image
Nigel De Havilland
Raj Ghatak
Kenneth Hadley original image
Television Director
Kenneth Hadley
Gerard Monaco original image
Waiter
Gerard Monaco

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