Being Stanley Baxter

Being Stanley Baxter

2025
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Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
IWC Media BBC Scotland
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date December 31, 2025
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

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
John Kaye Cooper

Self

Alex Norton
Alex Norton

Self

Eddie Izzard
Eddie Izzard

Self

Bill Paterson
Bill Paterson

Self

Alice Dale
Alice Dale

Self (Sister)

David Holt
David Holt

Self

Key Crew

Laura Blount
Director
Laura Blount
Producer

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