Onwards and Sideways
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.
Cast

Rhys Ifans
Tony Evans

Laura Linney
Emma Dretzin

Monica Dolan
Liz Evans

Rory Kinnear
Professor Ridge

Nicholas Asbury
Barry
Paul Mayhew-Archer
Tom

Sorcha Cusack
Mary

Leah Byrne
Julie

Danielle Galligan
Carol
Ross McShane
Chris

Sara Powell
Helen Andrews

Natalia Kostrzewa
Mrs. Wozniak
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Isabella Nefar
Bahar

Olivia Maffett
Viv
Meg Artherton
Tia

Diany Samba-Bandza
Dr. Price
Connie Harris
Mel
Izzy Jones
Evelyn

Emma Louise Webb
Emma's Nurse

Nick Danan
Sky Dive Instructor

Dylan Baldwin
Party Guest
- Director
- John Madden
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Rating source
- TMDB
- Keywords
- #parkinson's disease















