Starter for 10

Tom Vaughan
2006-09-13


6.4
92 min

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

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