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.

CastCrewDetailsGenres

James McAvoyBrian Jackson

Alice EveAlice Harbinson

Rebecca HallRebecca Epstein

Catherine TateJulie Jackson

Dominic CooperSpencer

Benedict CumberbatchPatrick Watts

James CordenTone

Mark GatissBamber Gascoigne

Guy HenryDr. Morrison

John HenshawDes

Elaine TanLucy Chang

Simon WoodsJosh

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