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
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
Joseph Friend
Young Brian
Rasmus Hardiker
University Challenge Competitor
Robert Cawsey
University Challenge Competitor
Ben Willbond
University Challenge Coordinator
Su Elliot
Cleaner
Reuben-Henry Biggs
Anthony Salmon
Bethan Bevan
Cordelia Sykes
Tom Allen
Tristram Neville
Raj Ghatak
Nigel De Havilland
Kenneth Hadley
Television Director
Gerard Monaco
Waiter
Crew
Tom Vaughan
Director
David Nicholls
Screenplay, Novel
Jon Harris
Editor
Heather Persons
Editor
Ashley Rowe
Director of Photography
Jeff Abberley
Executive Producer
Michelle Chydzik Sowa
Executive Producer
Julia Blackman
Executive Producer
Nathalie Marciano
Executive Producer
Sam Mendes
Executive Producer
Steven Shareshian
Executive Producer
Tom Hanks
Producer
Gary Goetzman
Producer
Diana Choi
Producer
Pippa Harris
Producer
Mary Richards
Producer
Sarah Greenwood
Production Design
Nina Gold
Casting
Charlotte Morris
Costume Design
Jenny Shircore
Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
Susan Howard
Makeup Artist
Julia Vernon
Makeup Artist
Mandy Gold
Makeup Artist
Ian Bailie
Supervising Art Director
Kimberly Harris
Supervising Sound Editor
Cameron Frankley
Supervising Sound Editor
Blake Neely
Original Music Composer
Delphine Robertson
Music Supervisor
Deva Anderson
Music Supervisor
Tom Trafalski
Music Editor
Katie Spencer
Set Decoration
Giles Keyte
Still Photographer
Angela Wharton
Script Supervisor
Campbell McIntosh
Gaffer
Nick Gottschalk
Art Direction
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