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Drama • Comedy • Romance
2006
PG-13
1 hour and 32 minutes
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.
Release:
September 13, 2006
Original language:
English
Production country:
United KingdomUnited States
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Crew
Cast
James McAvoy
Brian Jackson
Brian Jackson
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Alice Eve
Alice Harbinson
Alice Harbinson
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Rebecca Hall
Rebecca Epstein
Rebecca Epstein
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Catherine Tate
Julie Jackson
Julie Jackson
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Dominic Cooper
Spencer
Spencer
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Benedict Cumberbatch
Patrick Watts
Patrick Watts
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James Corden
Tone
Tone
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Mark Gatiss
Bamber Gascoigne
Bamber Gascoigne
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Guy Henry
Dr. Morrison
Dr. Morrison
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John Henshaw
Des
Des
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Elaine Tan
Lucy Chang
Lucy Chang
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Simon Woods
Josh
Josh
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Charles Dance
Michael Harbinson
Michael Harbinson
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Lindsay Duncan
Rose Harbison
Rose Harbison
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Sule Rimi
Marcus
Marcus
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Ian Bonar
Colin
Colin
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Nicholas Gleaves
Speaker for Nuclear Disarmament
Speaker for Nuclear Disarmament
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Joe Van Moyland
Hippy at Party
Hippy at Party
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James Gaddas
Martin Jackson
Martin Jackson
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Joseph Friend
Young Brian
Young Brian
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Rasmus Hardiker
University Challenge Competitor
University Challenge Competitor
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Robert Cawsey
University Challenge Competitor
University Challenge Competitor
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Ben Willbond
University Challenge Coordinator
University Challenge Coordinator
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Su Elliot
Cleaner
Cleaner
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Reuben-Henry Biggs
Anthony Salmon
Anthony Salmon
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Bethan Bevan
Cordelia Sykes
Cordelia Sykes
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Tom Allen
Tristram Neville
Tristram Neville
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Raj Ghatak
Nigel De Havilland
Nigel De Havilland
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Kenneth Hadley
Television Director
Television Director
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Gerard Monaco
Waiter
Waiter
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