Onwards and Sideways

Name: Onwards and Sideways
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2026-09-13
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Cast: Laura Linney, Rhys Ifans

Chronicles a touching story about two people with lots in common — a sense of humour, a love of dance, and Parkinson’s.

Onwards and Sideways (2026)

Timing: 1:50 (110 min)

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Release date

2026-09-13

Country

United Kingdom

Production

BBC, BBC One, John Gore Studios, Hilltop Screen

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Comedy, Drama

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Director

John Madden

Actors

Laura Linney, Rhys Ifans
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Scenario

Paul Mayhew-Archer

Producer

Hilary Bevan Jones, John Gore

Operator

Danny Cohen

Composer

Thomas Newman

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Úna Ní Dhonghaíle
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Short description

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.