Onwards and Sideways Poster

Onwards and Sideways

70.00% | November 6, 2026 | 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.

Featured Crew

John Madden
Director
Hilary Bevan Jones
Producer
John Gore
Producer

Cast

Rhys Ifans
Rhys Ifans
Tony Evans
Laura Linney
Laura Linney
Emma Dretzin
Monica Dolan
Monica Dolan
Liz Evans
Rory Kinnear
Rory Kinnear
Professor Ridge

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