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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 as Patrick Watts
Alice Eve She was 24, now 42 years old 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
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Starter for 10 (18 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, September 13, 2006
  • Runtime: 92 minutes