Movie
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.
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Checked Sep 5, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Starter for 10
Cast
James McAvoyBrian Jackson
Alice EveAlice Harbinson
Rebecca HallRebecca Epstein
Catherine TateJulie Jackson
Dominic CooperSpencer
Benedict CumberbatchPatrick Watts
James CordenTone
Mark GatissBamber GascoigneCredits
- Directed by
- Tom Vaughan
- Written by
- David Nicholls, David Nicholls
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
Scion FilmsUnited Kingdom
BBC FilmUnited Kingdom
HBO FilmsUnited States
Neal Street ProductionsUnited Kingdom
PlaytoneUnited States- Scamp Film and Theatre Ltd.
