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Onwards and Sideways
2026
Chronicles a touching story about two people with lots in common — a sense of humour, a love of dance, and Parkinson’s.
- John Madden
- 1h 50m
- September 13, 2026
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 13, 2026
- Original language
- English
- Production
- BBC,BBC One,John Gore Studios,Hilltop Screen
- Cast
- Laura Linney,Rhys Ifans,Rory Kinnear,Monica Dolan,Isabella Nefar,Leah Byrne,Danielle Galligan,Emma Louise Webb,Paul Mayhew-Archer,Sorcha Cusack
- Director
- John Madden
- Writer
- Paul Mayhew-Archer
- Producer
- Hilary Bevan Jones,John Gore
- Cinematography
- Danny Cohen
- Music
- Thomas Newman
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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