Movie Description
Starter for 10
(2006)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Tom Vaughan
- Producer : Tom Hanks,Diana Choi,Gary Goetzman,Pippa Harris,Mary Richards
- Editor : Heather Persons,Jon Harris
- Cast : James McAvoy,Alice Eve,Rebecca Hall,Catherine Tate,Dominic Cooper,Benedict Cumberbatch,James Corden,Mark Gatiss,Guy Henry,John Henshaw,Elaine Tan,Simon Woods,Charles Dance,Lindsay Duncan,Sule Rimi,Ian Bonar,Nicholas Gleaves,Joe Van Moyland,James Gaddas,Joseph Friend,Rasmus Hardiker,Robert Cawsey,Ben Willbond,Su Elliot,Reuben-Henry Biggs,Bethan Bevan,Tom Allen,Raj Ghatak,Kenneth Hadley,Gerard Monaco
Cast
Brian Jackson
Alice Harbinson
Rebecca Epstein
Julie Jackson
Spencer
Patrick Watts
Tone
Bamber Gascoigne
Dr. Morrison
Des
Lucy Chang
Josh
Michael Harbinson
Rose Harbison
Marcus
Colin
Speaker for Nuclear Disarmament
Hippy at Party
Martin Jackson
Young Brian
University Challenge Competitor
University Challenge Competitor
University Challenge Coordinator
Cleaner
Anthony Salmon
Cordelia Sykes
Tristram Neville
Nigel De Havilland
Television Director
Waiter
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Facts
Original TitleStarter for 10
Status Released
Release Information
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2006-09-13
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 36m
Production CompaniesScion Films,BBC Film,HBO Films,Neal Street Productions,Playtone,Scamp Film and Theatre Ltd.
Genres
- Drama
- Comedy
- Romance
