Starter for 10 (2006)

Starter for 10 (2006)

2006-09-13 United Kingdom, United States of America 92 Min. PG-13
6.4 395 votes

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 McAvoy is Brian Jackson
Brian Jackson
Alice Eve is Alice Harbinson
Alice Harbinson
Rebecca Hall is Rebecca Epstein
Rebecca Epstein
Catherine Tate is Julie Jackson
Julie Jackson
Benedict Cumberbatch is Patrick Watts
Mark Gatiss is Bamber Gascoigne
Bamber Gascoigne
Guy Henry is Dr. Morrison
Dr. Morrison
Elaine Tan is Lucy Chang
Lucy Chang