Being Stanley Baxter

Being Stanley Baxter

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60min / December 31, 2025

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.
Production Companies
IWC Media
IWC Media
BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland