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.
Another production also has this name.
Key details
- Genre
- Sketch Show
- Broadcast
- 1993 - 2021
- Channels
- BBC One Scotland, BBC Two Scotland
- Episodes
- 31
- Stars
- Jonathan Watson, Grant Smeaton, Julie Austin, Louise McCarthy and Matt Costello
- Writers
- Wes Fargo, John McGlade, Stephen McLaughlin, Andy Bollen, Gregor Paton, Gavin Smith, Chuck Gayfield, Ross Craig and more
- Directors
- Iain Davidson and Philip Differ
- Producers
- Philip Differ, Ewan Angus, Rab Christie and Colin Gilbert
- 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
- Most recent repeats
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- Friday 31st January 2025 at 10:30pm on BBC Scotland - Highlights Special
- Tuesday 28th January 2025 at 11:30pm on BBC Scotland - Highlights Special
- Friday 24th January 2025 at 10:30pm on BBC Scotland - Highlights Special