Being Stanley Baxter

Directed by Laura Blount
31 de diciembre de 2025    60minDocumental
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.

Where to Watch Being Stanley Baxter

  • Stanley BaxterSelf (archive)
  • Elaine C. SmithSelf
  • Michael GradeSelf
  • Rory BremnerSelf
  • Mark GatissSelf
  • Alan CummingSelf
  • John Kaye CooperSelf
  • Alex NortonSelf
  • Eddie IzzardSelf
  • Bill PatersonSelf
  • Alice DaleSelf (Sister)
  • David HoltSelf
  • Lillian AlexanderSelf
  • Amanda BarrieSelf
  • John ReidSelf
  • Laura BlountDirector / Productor

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