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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Stanley Baxter Self (archive) -
Elaine C. Smith Self -
Michael Grade Self -
Rory Bremner Self -
Mark Gatiss Self -
Alan Cumming Self - John Kaye Cooper Self
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Alex Norton Self -
Suzy Eddie Izzard Self -
Bill Paterson Self - Alice Dale Self (Sister)
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David Holt Self
Make it a double feature
2h 29m together
Being Stanley Baxter
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