Starter for 10

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.

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Cast

James McAvoy

Brian Jackson

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

Guy Henry

Dr. Morrison

John Henshaw

Des

Elaine Tan

Lucy Chang

Simon Woods

Josh

Charles Dance

Michael Harbinson

Lindsay Duncan

Rose Harbison

Sule Rimi

Marcus

Ian Bonar

Colin

Nicholas Gleaves

Speaker for Nuclear Disarmament

Joe Van Moyland

Hippy at Party

James Gaddas

Martin Jackson

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Joseph Friend

Young Brian

Crew

Art

• Sarah Greenwood Production Design
• Katie Spencer Set Decoration
• Ian Bailie Supervising Art Director
• Nick Gottschalk Art Direction

Camera

• Ashley Rowe Director of Photography
• Giles Keyte Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

• Charlotte Morris Costume Design
• Mandy Gold Makeup Artist
• Susan Howard Makeup Artist
• Jenny Shircore Makeup Artist
• Jenny Shircore Hairstylist
• Julia Vernon Makeup Artist

Directing

• Tom Vaughan Director
• Angela Wharton Script Supervisor

Editing

• Heather Persons Editor
• Jon Harris Editor

Lighting

• Campbell McIntosh Gaffer

Production

• Nina Gold Casting
• Tom Hanks Producer
• Jeff Abberley Executive Producer
• Julia Blackman Executive Producer
• Diana Choi Producer
• Michelle Chydzik Sowa Executive Producer
• Gary Goetzman Producer
• Pippa Harris Producer
• Nathalie Marciano Executive Producer
• Sam Mendes Executive Producer
• Mary Richards Producer
• Steven Shareshian Executive Producer

Sound

• Blake Neely Original Music Composer
• Deva Anderson Music Supervisor
• Delphine Robertson Music Supervisor
• Tom Trafalski Music Editor
• Cameron Frankley Supervising Sound Editor
• Kimberly Harris Supervising Sound Editor

Writing

• David Nicholls Novel
• David Nicholls Screenplay

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