Onwards and Sideways
2026•1h 45m•Released
ComedyDrama
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.
Director
John Madden
Writer
Paul Mayhew-Archer
Languages
English
Studio
Hilltop Screen
Cast
Laura Linney
Emma Dretzin
Rhys Ifans
Tony Evans
Rory Kinnear
Professor Ridge
Monica Dolan
Liz Evans
Isabella Nefar
Bahar
Leah Byrne
Julie
Danielle Galligan
Carol
Paul Mayhew-Archer
Tom
Sorcha Cusack
Mary
Emma Louise Webb
Olivia Maffett
Viv
Production
Company
Hilltop Screen
Company
John Gore Studios
Company
BBC
Producer
Hilary Bevan Jones
Producer
John Gore
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