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Onwards and Sideways

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Tony Evans is the deputy head of a local primary school. Emma Dretzin is a pianist, composer and single mother of two daughters. Neither knows the other until a startling encounter changes the course of their lives: on the same morning, they are both confronted with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s.

Directed byJohn Madden

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 50m
Language
EN
Released
September 13, 2026
Studios
John Gore StudiosBBCHilltop Screen

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10 credited
Starring
Laura Linney

Laura Linney

Emma Dretzin

Rhys Ifans

Rhys Ifans

Tony Evans

Rory Kinnear

Rory Kinnear

Professor Ridge

Monica Dolan

Monica Dolan

Liz Evans

Isabella Nefar

Isabella Nefar

Bahar

Leah Byrne

Leah Byrne

Julie

Danielle Galligan

Danielle Galligan

Carol

Paul Mayhew-Archer

Tom

Sorcha Cusack

Sorcha Cusack

Mary

Emma Louise Webb

Emma Louise Webb

Creative team
Directed by
John Madden
John Madden
Written by
Paul Mayhew-Archer
Produced by
Hilary Bevan Jones
John Gore

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