Starter for 10

Starter for 10

92 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Sept. 13, 2006

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.

Starter for 10

92 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Sept. 13, 2006

Starter for 10
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers BBC Films, Neal Street Productions, Playtone, Scion Films, HBO Films, Scamp Film and Theatre Ltd.
Original title Starter for 10
Directors Angela Wharton, Tom Vaughan
Writers David Nicholls

Cast

James McAvoy

as Brian Jackson

Alice Eve

as Alice Harbinson

Rebecca Hall

as Rebecca Epstein

Catherine Tate

as Julie Jackson

Dominic Cooper

as Spencer

Benedict Cumberbatch

as Patrick Watts

James Corden

as Tone

Mark Gatiss

as Bamber Gascoigne

Guy Henry

as Dr. Morrison

John Henshaw

as Des

Elaine Tan

as Lucy Chang

Simon Woods

as Josh

Charles Dance

as Michael Harbinson

Lindsay Duncan

as Rose Harbison

Sule Rimi

as Marcus

Ian Bonar

as Colin

Nicholas Gleaves

as Speaker for Nuclear Disarmament

Joe Van Moyland

as Hippy at Party

James Gaddas

as Martin Jackson

Joseph Friend

as Young Brian

Rasmus Hardiker

as University Challenge Competitor

Robert Cawsey

as University Challenge Competitor

Ben Willbond

as University Challenge Coordinator

Su Elliot

as Cleaner

Reuben-Henry Biggs

as Anthony Salmon

Bethan Bevan

as Cordelia Sykes

Tom Allen

as Tristram Neville

Raj Ghatak

as Nigel De Havilland

Kenneth Hadley

as Television Director

Gerard Monaco

as Waiter