Stanley Baxter

After starting his acting career as a child, the 95-year-old is known for his Bafta-winning BBC series and being one of Scotland's leading panto stars.

His golden years came in the 1960s and ‘70s when The Stanley Baxter Show ran on BBC One, before he went on to create The Stanley Baxter Picture Show for ITV. However, in August 2020, Baxter surprised the nation when he came out as gay aged 94 in his authorised biography The Real Stanley Baxter, written by Brian Beacom. At 95, the Scottish star has achieved things that some could only dream of and his incredible career has been celebrated in a Channel 5 documentary, Stanley Baxter's Best Bits... And More. So, who is Stanley Baxter and how did he make a BAFTA-winning comedy giant?