Only An Excuse?
- TV sketch show
- BBC One Scotland
- 1993 - 2021
- 32 episodes
Famous Scottish football satire show. Every Hogmanay, Jonathan Watson mimics Scotland's top personalities and the heroes and villains of football. Also features Gerry McLaughlin, Julie Austin, Chris Forbes and Sheila Donald.
- Highlights Special repeated Friday 10th January at 10:30pm on BBC Scotland
Another production also has this name.
Key details
- Genre
- Sketch Show
- Broadcast
- 1993 - 2021
- Channel
- BBC One Scotland
- Episodes
- 32
- Stars
- Jonathan Watson, Gerry McLaughlin, Julie Austin, Chris Forbes and Sheila Donald
- Writers
- Steven Dick, John McGlade, Stephen McLaughlin, Andy Bollen, Joe Hullait, Stephen McManus, Gregor Paton, Gavin Smith and more
- Director
- Iain Davidson
- Producers
- Philip Differ, Ewan Angus and Rab Christie
- Companies
A Scottish institution. Every Hogmanay (New Year) from 1993 to 2020 the heroes, villains and bampots of the beautiful game (football) - plus people more generally from the worlds of politics and entertainment - were lampooned mercilessly in a comedy special. The show put the boot in to players, pundits and politicians alike.
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Additional details
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
Broadcast details
- Next repeats
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- Highlights Special: Friday 10th January at 10:30pm on BBC Scotland
- Highlights Special: Tuesday 14th January at 11:30pm on BBC Scotland
- Highlights Special: Friday 17th January at 10:30pm on BBC Scotland
- Most recent repeats
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- Friday 6th December 2024 at 9:00pm on BBC Scotland - New Year Special
- Wednesday 12th June 2024 at 10:30pm on BBC Scotland - Highlights Special
- Thursday 6th June 2024 at 10:00pm on BBC Scotland - Highlights Special