Being Stanley Baxter

1h
Documentary
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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.

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
Eddie Izzard
Self
Bill Paterson
Self
Alice Dale
Self (Sister)
David Holt
Self
Lillian Alexander
Self
Amanda Barrie
Self
John Reid
Self

Crew

Laura Blount
Director, Producer

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