It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2006, and was released in the UK and Ireland on 10 November 2006, and in Canada and the US on 23 February 2007.

Since his working-class childhood in Southend-on-Sea, Brian has loved the TV quiz show University Challenge, with its catchphrase, "Your starter for 10...".

Soon after arriving at Bristol University, Brian attends a party where he meets left-wing Jewish student Rebecca, with whom he feels an instant connection.

Brian attempts to join the University Challenge team, but narrowly fails to secure a place when he helps another candidate, Alice, a Drama student, cheat on the qualifying test.

Brian impresses with his trivia knowledge and uses his time to get closer to Alice, eventually getting invited to her Suffolk cottage for Christmas.

Following his romantic failures, he talks to Spencer, his friend from Southend, who runs a seaside arcade and admits to being in legal trouble.

He reads one of the cards before putting it back in the envelope, and, inspired by the relative ease of a question about astronomy, rejoins his team.

The match starts off poorly, with nerves clearly getting to Patrick as he fails to answer several questions and puts the team in a hole.

The site's critics consensus reads: "Starter For 10 is a spirited coming-of-age tale that remains charming and witty even as it veers into darker territory.

"[4] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 69 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

[6] The soundtrack features music from The Cure, The Smiths, The Psychedelic Furs, Buzzcocks, Yazoo, Motörhead, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Undertones, Tears for Fears, The Style Council and Kate Bush, among others.