Is Being Stanley Baxter on BBC iPlayer UK?

Name: Being Stanley Baxter
Director: Laura Blount
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Stanley Baxter, Elaine C. Smith, Michael Grade, Rory Bremner, Mark Gatiss

Yes, Being Stanley Baxter is currently available to stream on BBC iPlayer UK.

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Being Stanley Baxter

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Last verified: 12/04/2026 — This information may be out of date

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Synopsis

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.