About Starter for 10
- Released on September 13, 2006
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.
Full Cast of Starter for 10
James McAvoy plays Brian Jackson
Alice Eve plays Alice Harbinson
Rebecca Hall plays Rebecca Epstein
Catherine Tate plays Julie Jackson
Dominic Cooper plays Spencer
Benedict Cumberbatch plays Patrick Watts
James Corden plays Tone
Mark Gatiss plays Bamber Gascoigne
Guy Henry plays Dr. Morrison
John Henshaw plays Des
Elaine Tan plays Lucy Chang
Simon Woods plays Josh
Charles Dance plays Michael Harbinson
Lindsay Duncan plays Rose Harbison
Sule Rimi plays Marcus
Ian Bonar plays Colin
Nicholas Gleaves plays Speaker for Nuclear Disarmament
Joe Van Moyland plays Hippy at Party
James Gaddas plays Martin Jackson
Joseph Friend plays Young Brian
Rasmus Hardiker plays University Challenge Competitor
Robert Cawsey plays University Challenge Competitor
Ben Willbond plays University Challenge Coordinator
Su Elliot plays Cleaner
Reuben-Henry Biggs plays Anthony Salmon
Bethan Bevan plays Cordelia Sykes
Tom Allen plays Tristram Neville
Raj Ghatak plays Nigel De Havilland
Kenneth Hadley plays Television Director
Gerard Monaco plays Waiter
Crew of Starter for 10
Editing
Directing
Camera
Writing
Sound
Art
Lighting
Costume & Make-Up
Production
- James McAvoy
- Alice Eve
- Rebecca Hall
- Catherine Tate
- Dominic Cooper
- Benedict Cumberbatch
- James Corden
- Mark Gatiss
- Guy Henry
- John Henshaw
- Elaine Tan
- Simon Woods
- Charles Dance
- Lindsay Duncan
- Sule Rimi
- Ian Bonar
- Nicholas Gleaves
- Joe Van Moyland
- James Gaddas
- Joseph Friend
- Rasmus Hardiker
- Robert Cawsey
- Ben Willbond
- Su Elliot
- Reuben-Henry Biggs
- Bethan Bevan
- Tom Allen
- Raj Ghatak
- Kenneth Hadley
- Gerard Monaco