Being Stanley Baxter

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.

Directed by Laura Blount

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Cast

Stanley Baxter

Self (archive)

Elaine C. Smith

Self

Michael Grade

Self

Rory Bremner

Self

Mark Gatiss

Self

Alan Cumming

Self

John Kaye Cooper

Self

Alex Norton

Self

Suzy Eddie Izzard

Self

Bill Paterson

Self

Alice Dale

Self (Sister)

David Holt

Self

Lillian Alexander

Self

Amanda Barrie

Self

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