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.
Credits
Starter for 10 Cast
Name |
Character |
Benedict Cumberbatch
He was 30, now 48 years old
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as Patrick Watts |
Alice Eve
She was 24, now 42 years old
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as Alice Harbinson |
Charles Dance
He was 60, now 78 years old
|
as Michael Harbinson |
James McAvoy
He was 27, now 45 years old
|
as Brian Jackson |
James Corden
He was 28, now 46 years old
|
as Tone |
Rebecca Hall
She was 24, now 42 years old
|
as Rebecca Epstein |
Dominic Cooper
He was 28, now 46 years old
|
as Spencer |
John Henshaw
He was 55, now 73 years old
|
as Des |
Lindsay Duncan
She was 55, now 74 years old
|
as Rose Harbison |
Catherine Tate
She was 38, now 56 years old
|
as Julie Jackson |
Simon Woods
He was 26, now 44 years old
|
as Josh |
Guy Henry
He was 45, now 64 years old
|
as Dr. Morrison |
Mark Gatiss
He was 39, now 58 years old
|
as Bamber Gascoigne |
Rasmus Hardiker
He was 21, now 39 years old
|
as University Challenge Competitor |
Elaine Tan
She was 24, now 42 years old
|
as Lucy Chang |
Ian Bonar
|
as Colin |
James Gaddas
He was 46, now 64 years old
|
as Martin Jackson |
Joe Van Moyland
He was 23, now 41 years old
|
as Hippy at Party |
Nicholas Gleaves
He was 37, now 55 years old
|
as Speaker for Nuclear Disarmament |
Gerard Monaco
He was 27, now 45 years old
|
as Waiter |
Kenneth Hadley
|
as Television Director |
Raj Ghatak
He was 33, now 51 years old
|
as Nigel De Havilland |
Starter for 10 Crew
Name |
Department |
Nina Gold as Casting. She was 39 (now 57) years old
|
Production |
Ashley Rowe as Director of Photography. She was 47 (now 65) years old
|
Camera |
Sarah Greenwood as Production Design. She was 6 (now 24) years old
|
Art |
Nick Gottschalk as Art Direction. |
Art |
Katie Spencer as Set Decoration. She was 6 (now 24) years old
|
Art |
Heather Persons as Editor. |
Editing |
Blake Neely as Original Music Composer. He was 37 (now 55) years old
|
Sound |
Tom Vaughan as Director. He was 37 (now 55) years old
|
Directing |
Giles Keyte as Still Photographer. He was 36 (now 54) years old
|
Camera |
Tom Hanks as Producer. He was 50 (now 68) years old
|
Production |
Jon Harris as Editor. He was 39 (now 57) years old
|
Editing |
David Nicholls as Novel. He was 39 (now 58) years old
|
Writing |
David Nicholls as Screenplay. He was 39 (now 58) years old
|
Writing |
Kimberly Harris as Supervising Sound Editor. |
Sound |