Starter for 10 (2006)

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.

Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance

What to watch after Starter for 10

• Bright Young Things (2003)
• The History Boys (2006) — Same subject: scholarship
• It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006) — Same subject: love
• Becoming Jane (2007) — James McAvoy appears in both
• Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015) — Same feel: feel-good, fun
• Calendar Girls (2003)