Being Stanley Baxter (2025)
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.
Director: Laura Blount
![]() |
Stanley Baxter as Self (archive) |
![]() |
Elaine C. Smith as Self |
![]() |
Michael Grade as Self |
![]() |
Rory Bremner as Self |
![]() |
Mark Gatiss as Self |
![]() |
Alan Cumming as Self |
![]() |
John Kaye Cooper as Self |
![]() |
Alex Norton as Self |
![]() |
Eddie Izzard as Self |
![]() |
Bill Paterson as Self |
![]() |
Alice Dale as Self (Sister) |
![]() |
David Holt as Self |
![]() |
Lillian Alexander as Self |
![]() |
Amanda Barrie as Self |
![]() |
John Reid as Self |
| Directing | Laura Blount | Director |
| Production | Laura Blount | Producer |