Only An Excuse?
- TV sketch show
- BBC One Scotland / BBC Two Scotland
- 1993 - 2021
- 31 episodes
Famous Scottish football satire show. Every Hogmanay, Jonathan Watson mimics Scotland's top personalities and the heroes and villains of football. Also features Grant Smeaton, Julie Austin, Louise McCarthy and Matt Costello.
- Highlights Special repeated Friday 10th January at 10:30pm on BBC Scotland
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2015
An irreverent Hogmanay homage to the highs and lows of 2015, starring Jonathan Watson. The team take a humorous look at the biggest stories and characters in Scottish football and beyond. Packed with sketches, take-offs, wind-ups, gags, spoofs, quickies and a familiar face or two.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 31st December 2015
- Time
- 11pm
- Channel
- BBC One Scotland
- Length
- 27 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jonathan Watson | Various |
| Louise McCarthy | Ensemble Actor |
| Kirsty Wark | Self |
| Ryan Fletcher | Ensemble Actor |
| Clare Waugh | Ensemble Actor |
| James Young | Ensemble Actor |
| Wes Fargo | Writer |
| John McGlade | Writer |
| Gavin Smith | Writer |
| Chuck Gayfield | Writer |
| Rikki Brown | Writer |
| Steven Dick | Writer |
| Gavin Grant | Writer |
| Iain Davidson (as Noddy Dee) | Writer |
| Keiron Nicholson | Writer |
| Sam Black | Writer |
| Neil Bratchpiece | Writer |
| Iain Davidson | Director |
| Philip Differ | Producer |
| Ewan Angus | Executive Producer |
| Rab Christie | Executive Producer |
| Jason Hillier | Editor |
| Iain McDonald | Production Designer |
| Katherine Hyland | Costume Designer |
| Brian Jobson | Director of Photography |
| Amy Buchanan | Make-up Designer |
| David Boyd | 1st Assistant Director |