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Onwards and Sideways
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Onwards and Sideways

2026-11-06 · 105 min · Not rated

Comedy · Drama

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.

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Directors
John Madden
Production companies
Hilltop Screen, John Gore Studios, BBC
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Laura LinneyLaura LinneyEmma Dretzin
Rhys IfansRhys IfansTony Evans
Rory KinnearRory KinnearProfessor Ridge
Monica DolanMonica DolanLiz Evans
Isabella NefarIsabella NefarBahar
Leah ByrneLeah ByrneJulie
Danielle GalliganDanielle GalliganCarol
Paul Mayhew-ArcherTom
Sorcha CusackSorcha CusackMary
Emma Louise WebbEmma Louise Webb
Olivia MaffettOlivia MaffettViv

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