Being Stanley Baxter
Being Stanley Baxter2025
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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.
DirectorLaura BlountStudioIWC Media
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Stanley BaxterSelf (archive) | Self (archive) |
 Elaine C. SmithSelf | Self |
 Michael GradeSelf | Self |
 Rory BremnerSelf | Self |
 Mark GatissSelf | Self |
 Alan CummingSelf | Self |
| JJohn Kaye CooperSelf | Self |
 Alex NortonSelf | Self |
 Suzy Eddie IzzardSelf | Self |
 Bill PatersonSelf | Self |
| AAlice DaleSelf (Sister) | Self (Sister) |
 David HoltSelf | Self |
 Lillian AlexanderSelf | Self |
 Amanda BarrieSelf | Self |
 John ReidSelf | Self |