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Starter for 10( 2006)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      James McAvoy

      Brian Jackson

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      Alice Eve

      Alice Harbinson

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      Rebecca Hall

      Rebecca Epstein

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      Catherine Tate

      Julie Jackson

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      Dominic Cooper

      Spencer

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      Benedict Cumberbatch

      Patrick Watts

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      James Corden

      Tone

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      Mark Gatiss

      Bamber Gascoigne

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      Guy Henry

      Dr. Morrison

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      John Henshaw

      Des

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      Elaine Tan

      Lucy Chang

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      Simon Woods

      Josh

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      Charles Dance

      Michael Harbinson

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      Lindsay Duncan

      Rose Harbison

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      Sule Rimi

      Marcus

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      Ian Bonar

      Colin

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      Nicholas Gleaves

      Speaker for Nuclear Disarmament

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      Joe Van Moyland

      Hippy at Party

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      James Gaddas

      Martin Jackson

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      Joseph Friend

      Young Brian

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      Rasmus Hardiker

      University Challenge Competitor

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      Robert Cawsey

      University Challenge Competitor

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      Ben Willbond

      University Challenge Coordinator

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      Su Elliot

      Cleaner

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      Reuben-Henry Biggs

      Anthony Salmon

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      Bethan Bevan

      Cordelia Sykes

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      Tom Allen

      Tristram Neville

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      Raj Ghatak

      Nigel De Havilland

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      Kenneth Hadley

      Television Director

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      Gerard Monaco

      Waiter

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sat Apr 13 2019
    Sometimes it's not about knowing the right answer. Starter for 10 is directed by Tom Vaughan and adapted to screenplay by David Nicholls from his own novel of the same name. It stars James McAvoy, Alice Eve, Rebecca Hall, Dominic Cooper, Benedict Cumberbatch, Catherine Tate and Elaine Tan. Music is by Blake Neely and cinematography by Ashley Rowe. Set in 1985 England, working-class student Brian Jackson (McAvoy) navigates his first year at Bristol University - which lends him the opportunity to feature on his favourite ever TV Quiz Show - University Challenge. I have never read the boo...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • scholarship
    • fight
    • politics
    • protest
    • quiz
    • love
    • marijuana
    • university
    • theft
    • injury