Starter for 10
Starter for 10
Release: 2006-09-13
·Runtime: 92m
·★ 6.4
Drama
Comedy
Romance
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
United States of America
Production Companies
Scion Films
BBC Film
HBO Films
Neal Street Productions
Playtone
Scamp Film and Theatre Ltd.
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Gerard Monaco
as Waiter
Lindsay Duncan
as Rose Harbison
James McAvoy
as Brian Jackson
Benedict Cumberbatch
as Patrick Watts
Ben Willbond
as University Challenge Coordinator
Robert Cawsey
as University Challenge Competitor
Tom Allen
as Tristram Neville
Alice Eve
as Alice Harbinson
Mark Gatiss
as Bamber Gascoigne
Elaine Tan
as Lucy Chang
Joe Van Moyland
as Hippy at Party
Sule Rimi
as Marcus
Raj Ghatak
as Nigel De Havilland
Rebecca Hall
as Rebecca Epstein
Nicholas Gleaves
as Speaker for Nuclear Disarmament
Catherine Tate
as Julie Jackson
Dominic Cooper
as Spencer
Ian Bonar
as Colin
Rasmus Hardiker
as University Challenge Competitor
Simon Woods
as Josh
James Corden
as Tone
John Henshaw
as Des
James Gaddas
as Martin Jackson
Guy Henry
as Dr. Morrison
Charles Dance
as Michael Harbinson
