2006
6.4 (418 votes)
1h 32m
Genres
Drama
Comedy
Romance
Production Companies
Scion Films
BBC Film
HBO Films
Neal Street Productions
Playtone
Scamp Film and Theatre Ltd.
BBC Film
HBO Films
Neal Street Productions
Playtone
Scamp Film and Theatre Ltd.
Starter for 10
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.
Key Crew
Director: Tom Vaughan
Screenplay: David Nicholls
Director of Photography: Ashley Rowe
Producer: Tom Hanks, Pippa Harris, Gary Goetzman, Diana Choi, Mary Richards
Top Cast
Videos
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