Being Stanley Baxter

Being Stanley Baxter

2025 • 1h 0m • Released
Documentary

A portrait of Stanley Baxter, Scotland’s most dazzling TV star of the 1970s and ’80s, whose groundbreaking sketches and lavish specials made him a household name. Behind the fame, Baxter lived a hidden double life as a gay man in a hostile era, balancing public brilliance with private secrecy. Made shortly before his death, the film draws on personal archives and recordings to reveal the man behind the legend.

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Stanley Baxter

Stanley Baxter

Self (archive)
Elaine C. Smith

Elaine C. Smith

Self
Michael Grade

Michael Grade

Self
Rory Bremner

Rory Bremner

Self
Mark Gatiss

Mark Gatiss

Self
Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming

Self

John Kaye Cooper

Self
Alex Norton

Alex Norton

Self
Suzy Eddie Izzard

Suzy Eddie Izzard

Self
Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

Self

Alice Dale

Self (Sister)
David Holt

David Holt

Self

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