Starter for ten

Brian Jackson and his first year of university (1985–6), his attempts to get on the Granada Television quiz show University Challenge, and his tentative attempts at romance with Alice Harbinson, another member of the University Challenge team. The title is taken from an opening question to a round on the quiz show worth ten points, known as the teams' 'starter for ten.From Playtone and producers Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, and Pippa Harris, Starter For is a romantic comedy set in the mid-80s about a working-class kid struggling to make his way in the rarified world of upper-class British University. On his way to achieving his long-held ambition to appear on the British TV Quiz Show, University Challenge, he falls in love with his beautiful teammate and forms a plan to win her heart through his advanced general knowledge skills. Starter for Ten has a cast of characters that I found generally repugnant, especially the main character.

He's so obsessed with a girl who plainly doesn't like him and who uses him repeatedly, yet he never seems to learn from these lessons, so the reader is forced to roll their eyes as surprise!Critic Consensus: Starter For is a spirited coming-of-age tale that remains charming and witty even as it veers into darker teritory. The unique setting of a quiz show makes the film wittier than your average romantic comedy.

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Starter For is a romantic comedy set in the mid-80s about a working-class kid struggling to make his way in the rarified world of Bristol University. On his way to achieving his long-held ambition to appear on University Challenge, he falls in love with his beautiful teammate and forms a plan to win her heart through his advanced general knowledge skills.

A selection of quizzes and activities that could be used at the start of chemistry lessons. Topics include quantitative chemistry, atomic structure, and trends in the Periodic Table.From Playtone and producers Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, and Pippa Harris, Starter For is a romantic comedy set in the mid-80s about a working-class kid struggling to make his way in the rarified world of upper-class British University. On his way to achieving his long-held ambition to appear on the British TV Quiz Show, University Challenge, he falls in love with his beautiful teammate and forms a plan to win her heart through his advanced general knowledge skills. James McAvoy), struggling to make his way in the rarified world of an Upper-class British University.

On his way to achieving his long-held ambition to appear on the British TV Quiz Show, University Challenge, he falls in love with his beautiful teammate (Alice Eve) and forms a plan to win her heart through his advanced general knowledge skills.