Overview
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.
Production
Scion Films · BBC Film · HBO Films · Neal Street Productions · Playtone · Scamp Film and Theatre Ltd.
Cast & Characters
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
Directors & Crew
Tom Vaughan
Director
David Nicholls
Screenplay
Tom Hanks
Producer
Diana Choi
Producer
Gary Goetzman
Producer
Pippa Harris
Producer
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