Starter for 10 (2006)
Synopsis
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
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James McAvoy
as Brian Jackson
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Alice Eve
as Alice Harbinson
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Rebecca Hall
as Rebecca Epstein
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Catherine Tate
as Julie Jackson
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Dominic Cooper
as Spencer
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Benedict Cumberbatch
as Patrick Watts
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James Corden
as Tone
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Mark Gatiss
as Bamber Gascoigne
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Guy Henry
as Dr. Morrison
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John Henshaw
as Des
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Elaine Tan
as Lucy Chang
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Simon Woods
as Josh
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Charles Dance
as Michael Harbinson
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Lindsay Duncan
as Rose Harbison
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Sule Rimi
as Marcus
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Ian Bonar
as Colin
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Nicholas Gleaves
as Speaker for Nuclear Disarmament
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Joe Van Moyland
as Hippy at Party
Crew
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Tom Vaughan
Director
- Ashley Rowe Director of Photography
- Heather Persons Editor
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Jon Harris
Editor
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Blake Neely
Original Music Composer
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Tom Hanks
Producer
- Diana Choi Producer
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Gary Goetzman
Producer
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Pippa Harris
Producer
- Mary Richards Producer
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David Nicholls
Screenplay
