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.

Cast & Crew

Director

Laura Blount

Stanley Baxter

Self (archive)

Elaine C. Smith

Self

Michael Grade

Self

Rory Bremner

Self

Mark Gatiss

Self

Alan Cumming

Self