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Starter for 10

Starter for 10

2006•1h 36m•6.4/10
DramaComedyRomance

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6.4/10(442)

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

Scion Films, BBC Film, HBO Films, Neal Street Productions, Playtone, Scamp Film and Theatre Ltd.

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

James McAvoy

James McAvoy

Brian Jackson

Alice Eve

Alice Eve

Alice Harbinson

Rebecca Hall

Rebecca Hall

Rebecca Epstein

Catherine Tate

Catherine Tate

Julie Jackson

Dominic Cooper

Dominic Cooper

Spencer

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

Patrick Watts

James Corden

James Corden

Tone

Mark Gatiss

Mark Gatiss

Bamber Gascoigne

Guy Henry

Guy Henry

Dr. Morrison

John Henshaw

John Henshaw

Des

Elaine Tan

Elaine Tan

Lucy Chang

Simon Woods

Simon Woods

Josh

Charles Dance

Charles Dance

Michael Harbinson

Lindsay Duncan

Lindsay Duncan

Rose Harbison

Sule Rimi

Sule Rimi

Marcus

Ian Bonar

Ian Bonar

Colin

Nicholas Gleaves

Nicholas Gleaves

Speaker for Nuclear Disarmament

Joe Van Moyland

Joe Van Moyland

Hippy at Party

James Gaddas

James Gaddas

Martin Jackson

Joseph Friend

Young Brian

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