| Runtime : | 01h32 |
| Genres : | Comedy, Drama |
| Release : | March 09, 2006 |
| Studio : | Picturehouse Entertainment |
| Domestic revenue : | $216,839 |
| Woldwide revenue : | $1,736,394 |
| Director : |
Tom Vaughan |
| Writer : |
David Nicholls (Novel & Screenplay) |
| Shooting place : | England |
| Joseph Friend | Young Brian |
| James McAvoy | Brian Jackson |
| James Gaddas | Martin Jackson |
| Catherine Tate | Julie Jackson |
| Mark Gatiss | Bamber Gascoigne |
| Guy Henry | Dr. Morrison |
| James Corden | Tone |
| Dominic Cooper | Spencer |
| Simon Woods | Josh |
| Sule Rimi | Marcus |
| Rebecca Hall | Rebecca Epstein |
| Benedict Cumberbatch | Patrick Watts |
| Rasmus Hardiker | University Challenge Competitor |
| Robert Cawsey | University Challenge Competitor |
| Joe Van Moyland | Hippy at the Party |
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. He's smitten, and he carelessly manages to hurt the feelings of Rebecca Epstein, a friend whose politics and wit he admires. The Challenge finale is coming up; maybe Brian can redeem himself and still avoid being a prat.
