Directed by:
Nicholas HytnerCinematography:
Andrew DunnComposer:
George FentonCast:
Richard Griffiths, James Corden, Stephen Campbell Moore, Penelope Wilton, Dominic Cooper, Samuel Barnett, Frances de la Tour, Jamie Parker, Andrew Knott (more)Plots(1)
In the mid 1980s in a grey and grim northern Grammar school, a select number of very bright boys are desperately trying to pass the Oxbridge entrance exams. What evolves is a story that effortlessly illustrates the bravado, humour and vulnerability of teenagers as they navigate their way to adulthood. (20th Century Fox UK)
Cast
![Richard Griffiths](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281145_2c7c1d.jpg)
Richard Griffiths
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Gandhi (1982)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
![James Corden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/987/163987824_f68a27.jpg)
James Corden
UK
Best movies:
One Man, Two Guvnors (2011) (theatrical recording)
The Last Hangman (2005)
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
![Stephen Campbell Moore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/313/159313852_4163da.jpg)
Stephen Campbell Moore
UK
Best movies:
The Bank Job (2008)
Amazing Grace (2006)
Responsible Child (2019) (TV movie)
![Penelope Wilton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/422/162422010_79f4ad.jpg)
Penelope Wilton
UK
Best movies:
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Match Point (2005)
Wives and Daughters (1999) (series)
![Dominic Cooper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/780/164780230_a9be4c.jpg)
Dominic Cooper
UK
Best movies:
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
The Devil's Double (2011)
![Samuel Barnett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/334/334346_f673f1.jpg)
Samuel Barnett
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
John Adams (2008) (series)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
![Frances de la Tour](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/205/163205220_5cd239.jpg)
Frances de la Tour
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
![Jamie Parker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279784_da928d.jpg)
Jamie Parker
UK
![Andrew Knott](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/829/157829488_df2f48.jpg)
Andrew Knott
UK
Best movies:
Black Beauty (1994)
The Secret Garden (1993)
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
![Russell Tovey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/282/162282445_9fdb01.png)
Russell Tovey
UK
Best movies:
Angels in America Part One - Millennium Approaches (2017) (theatrical recording)
Angels in America Part Two - Perestroika (2017) (theatrical recording)
Sherlock (2010) (series)
![Clive Merrison](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/156/158156431_8b8c99.jpg)
Clive Merrison
UK
Best movies:
The Sign of Four (1983) (TV movie)
Care (2000) (TV movie)
The English Patient (1996)
![Patrick Godfrey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/307/158307288_839d85.jpg)
Patrick Godfrey
UK
Best movies:
The Remains of the Day (1993)
My Brother Tom (2001)
Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987) (TV movie)
![Adrian Scarborough](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712265_cad7e0.jpg)
Adrian Scarborough
UK
Best movies:
The King's Speech (2010)
Cranford (2007) (series)
1917 (2019)
Samuel Anderson
UK
Best movies:
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
Back to Black (2024)
The Lady in the Van (2015)
![Sacha Dhawan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/835/160835946_63a9ee.png)
Sacha Dhawan
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
An Adventure in Space and Time (2013) (TV movie)
The History Boys (2006)
![Georgia Taylor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/550/160550689_d910f4.png)
Georgia Taylor
UK
Best movies:
The Bank Job (2008)
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
Inspector Lewis (2006) (series)