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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
James McAvoyBrian Jackson
Alice EveAlice Harbinson
Rebecca HallRebecca Epstein
Catherine TateJulie Jackson
Dominic CooperSpencer
Benedict CumberbatchPatrick Watts
James CordenTone
Mark GatissBamber Gascoigne
Guy HenryDr. Morrison
John HenshawDes
Elaine TanLucy Chang
Simon WoodsJoshExplore the crew
- Director
- Tom Vaughan
- Screenplay
- David Nicholls
- Director of Photography
- Ashley Rowe
- Original Music Composer
- Blake Neely
- Editor
- Heather Persons
- Editor
- Jon Harris
- Producer
- Tom Hanks
- Producer
- Diana Choi
- Producer
- Gary Goetzman
- Producer
- Pippa Harris
- Producer
- Mary Richards