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Being Stanley Baxter

2025 1 hour

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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.

Released

31st December 2025

10 months ago

Runtime

1 hour

Finishes at 9:53am

Directed by

Laura Blount

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