Film
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.
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.
Cast
- James McAvoyBrian Jackson
- Alice EveAlice Harbinson
- Rebecca HallRebecca Epstein
- Catherine TateJulie Jackson
- Dominic CooperSpencer
- Benedict CumberbatchPatrick Watts
- James CordenTone
- Mark GatissBamber Gascoigne
