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Onwards & Sideways: How a film 10 years in the making finds comedy and emotion in the story of two people with Parkinson’s

Onwards & Sideways: How a film 10 years in the making finds comedy and emotion in the story of two people with Parkinson’s

By Michael Pickard
November 4, 2026

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How do you make a film about Parkinson’s disease funny? Writer Paul Mayhew-Archer, star Rhys Ifans, executive producer Hilary Bevan Jones and director John Madden explain as Onwards & Sideways reaches UK cinemas ahead of its BBC debut.

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