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Comedy about Brian, a 1980s working-class boy stumbling romantically and academically through his first year at Bristol University. He tries to achieve his lifelong ambition to appear on TV quiz show University Challenge and falls in love with his teammate.

9 months left to watch

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sat 25 Oct 202500:35
BBC One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland & Scotland HD

Music Played

  • Derek New

    College Boy (University Challenge Theme)

  • Motörhead

    Ace of Spades

  • The Cure

    Boys Don't Cry

  • New Order

    Blue Monday

  • The Style Council

    Long Hot Summer

  • Yazoo

    Situation

  • The Cure

    In Between Days

  • The Cure

    Six Different Ways

  • The Cure

    Pictures of You

  • Wham!

    I'm Your Man

  • Bananarama

    Venus

  • The Undertones

    Teenage Kicks

  • The Psychedelic Furs

    Love My Way

  • Kate Bush

    The Man with the Child in His Eyes

  • Buzzcocks

    Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)

  • Tears for Fears

    The Hurting

  • Echo & the Bunnymen

    Do It Clean

  • Black

    Wonderful Life

  • The Smiths

    Please Please Please, Let Me Get What I Want

  • Tears for Fears

    Ideas As Opiates

  • The Cure

    Lovesong

BBC Movies - Review

'A generous dose of 80s nostalgia, plenty of quick-fire wit and an uncompromising sense of Britishness'
Read the full review on the BBC Movies site

Credits

Brian JacksonJames McAvoy
Alice HarbinsonAlice Eve
Julie JacksonCatherine Tate
Bamber GascoigneMark Gatiss
SpencerDominic Cooper
ToneJames Corden
Patrick WattsBenedict Cumberbatch
Rebecca EpsteinRebecca Hall
Michael HarbinsonCharles Dance
Rose HarbinsonLindsay Duncan
JoshSimon Woods
MarcusSule Rimi
DirectorTom Vaughan
ProducerDavid M Thompson
ProducerPippa Harris
ProducerGary Goetzman
ProducerTom Hanks
WriterDavid Nicholls

Broadcasts

  • Sat 27 Dec 200821:30
    BBC Two except Wales (Analogue), Wales & Yorkshire & BBC HD
  • Sat 27 Dec 200821:50
    BBC Two Wales (Analogue) & Wales only
  • Wed 31 Dec 200821:00
    BBC HD
  • Sat 10 Jan 200921:00
    BBC HD
  • Sat 7 Feb 200921:00
    BBC HD
  • Sat 30 May 200921:10
    BBC HD
  • Mon 9 Nov 200921:00
    BBC Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 20 Aug 201123:30
    BBC HD & BBC Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Mon 19 Mar 201223:20
    BBC Two Scotland & England only
  • Tue 20 Mar 201200:20
    BBC Two Northern Ireland & Wales only
  • Thu 6 Jun 201321:00
    BBC Four
  • Sat 14 Sep 201323:10
    BBC Two except Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 14 Sep 201323:30
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Sun 31 Aug 201422:30
    BBC Two England, Wales & HD only
  • Sun 31 Aug 201423:30
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Tue 19 May 201523:20
    BBC Two England, Wales & HD only
  • Tue 19 May 201523:50
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Wed 30 Nov 201622:00
    BBC Four
  • Thu 27 Dec 201800:15
    BBC Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Mon 27 May 201923:00
    BBC Two except Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sun 22 Dec 201923:50
    BBC Two England, HD, Wales HD & Wales only
  • Mon 29 Aug 202222:00
    BBC Two except Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 15 Apr 202322:00
    BBC Scotland
  • Sun 9 Feb 202500:10
    BBC One except Scotland
  • Sun 9 Feb 202501:10
    BBC One Scotland HD & Scotland only
  • Sat 25 Oct 202500:35
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Scotland

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