James McAvoy
Brian Jackson
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Starter for 10 is a 2006 British comedy-drama film directed by Tom Vaughan from a screenplay by David Nicholls, adapted from his 2003 novel Starter for Ten. The film stars James McAvoy as a university student who wins a place on a University Challenge quiz team.
Mar 9, 2007 · Starter for 10: Directed by Tom Vaughan. With Joseph Friend, James Gaddas, Catherine Tate, Mark Gatiss. Set in 1985, working-class student Brian Jackson (McAvoy) navigates his first year at Bristol University.
Feb 23, 2007 · The unique setting of a quiz show makes the film wittier than your average romantic comedy. Brian Jackson (James McAvoy), a working-class youth from Essex, gets a chance to prove himself when he ...
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- Romance, Comedy, Drama
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Set in the mid-Eighties, Starter for 10 is a comedy about a working-class boy stumbling romantically and academically through his first year of University. On the way to achieving his...
Summaries. Set in 1985, working-class student Brian Jackson (McAvoy) navigates his first year at Bristol University.
Oct 15, 2006 · 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.
Feb 23, 2007 · A romantic comedy set in the mid-eighties about a working-class kid struggling to make his way in the rarefied world of an upper-class British university, Starter for 10 is a bittersweet tale about loyalty, class, falling in love and the difference between knowledge and wisdom.
