Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
James McAvoy
Brian Jackson
Lead
Alice Eve
Alice Harbinson
Rebecca Hall
Rebecca Epstein
Catherine Tate
Julie Jackson
Dominic Cooper
Spencer
Benedict Cumberbatch
Patrick Watts
James Corden
Tone
Mark Gatiss
Bamber Gascoigne
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tom Vaughan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Starter for 10 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
