Against the backdrop of Thatcherism in 1985, Brian Jackson, a scholarship boy from seaside Essex, enrolls in the University of Bristol, where he's captivated by a college quiz show, "University Challenge." He tries out for the team, falls for Alice, a lovely blond with a complicated past, and hurts the feelings of Rebecca Epstein, a friend he admires for her politics and wit.
Starter for 10
A young working-class student, Brian Jackson, faces the challenges of his first year at Bristol University in the midst of 1980s society.
