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.
- New Year Special repeated Friday 6th December at 9pm on BBC Scotland
All cast & crew
We have recorded credits for 9 of the 32 episodes produced.
| Person | Role | Episode count |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Watson | Various
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| Julie Austin | Ensemble Actor
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3 |
| Sheila Donald | Ensemble Actor
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1 |
| Chris Forbes | Ensemble Actor
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3 |
| Gerry McLaughlin | Ensemble Actor
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4 |
| Person | Role | Episode count |
|---|---|---|
| Stuart Cosgrove | Self
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| Tam Cowan | Self
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1 |
| Kenny Dalglish | Self
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1 |
| Paul English | Self
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1 |
| Muriel Gray | Self
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1 |
| Christopher Hoy (as Sir Chris Hoy) | Self
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2 |
| Amy Irons | Self
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1 |
| Jean Johansson | Self
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1 |
| Cathy MacDonald | Self
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1 |
| Frank McAvennie | Self
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1 |
| Judy Murray | Self
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1 |
| Walter Smith | Self
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1 |
| Graeme Souness | Self
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1 |
| Kirsty Wark | Self
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3 |
| Chick Young | Self
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1 |
| Geoff Boyz | Ensemble Actor
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2 |
| Paul-James Corrigan (as Paul James Corrigan) | Ensemble Actor
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1 |
| Matt Costello | Ensemble Actor
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1 |
| Mark Cox | Ensemble Actor
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5 |
| Murray Davidson | Ensemble Actor
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1 |
| Ryan Fletcher | Ensemble Actor
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3 |
| Muriel Gray | Ensemble Actor
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1 |
| Fiona Henderson | Ensemble Actor
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1 |
| Chinedu Igu | Ensemble Actor
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2 |
| Hazel Irvine | Ensemble Actor
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1 |
| Gordon Kennedy | Ensemble Actor
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1 |
| Lewis Macleod | Ensemble Actor
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1 |
| Joy McAvoy | Ensemble Actor
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6 |
| Louise McCarthy | Ensemble Actor
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5 |
| Alistair McGowan | Ensemble Actor
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4 |
| David Murray | Ensemble Actor
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1 |
| Judy Murray | Ensemble Actor
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1 |
| Susan Nisbet | Ensemble Actor
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1 |
| Alex Norton | Ensemble Actor
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2 |
| Sally Reid | Ensemble Actor
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2 |
| Tony Roper | Ensemble Actor
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2 |
| Grant Smeaton | Ensemble Actor
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4 |
| Tom Urie | Ensemble Actor
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2 |
| Laurie Ventry | Ensemble Actor
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2 |
| Clare Waugh | Ensemble Actor
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3 |
| Fiona Wood | Ensemble Actor
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1 |
| Josh York | Ensemble Actor
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1 |
| James Young | Ensemble Actor
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3 |
| Jordan Young | Ensemble Actor
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1 |
| Person | Role | Episode count |
|---|---|---|
| James Allenby-Kirk (as James Kirk) | Writer
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1 |
| Andy Bollen | Writer
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4 |
| Damien Crow | Writer
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1 |
| Iain Davidson (as Noddy Davidson) | Writer
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2 |
| Steven Dick | Writer
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3 |
| Wes Fargo | Writer
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8 |
| Chuck Gayfield | Writer
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8 |
| Chris Grady | Writer
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1 |
| Joe Hullait | Writer
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1 |
| Kevin Mains | Writer
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1 |
| Deke McBlurty | Writer
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1 |
| John McGlade | Writer
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6 |
| Stephen McLaughlin | Writer
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6 |
| Stephen McManus | Writer
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1 |
| Mark Nelson | Writer
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1 |
| Gregor Paton | Writer
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2 |
| Gavin Smith | Writer
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2 |
| Dan Sweryt | Writer | |
| James Andrew | Writer
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1 |
| Gus Beattie | Writer
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1 |
| Duncan Black | Writer
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1 |
| Sam Black | Writer
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1 |
| Neil Bratchpiece | Writer
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1 |
| Rikki Brown | Writer
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6 |
| Kevin Carlin | Writer
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1 |
| Ross Craig | Writer
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1 |
| Iain Davidson (as Noddy Dee) | Writer
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1 |
| Iain Davidson (as Noddy Davidson) | Writer
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2 |
| James Doonan (as Doonan & Munroe) | Writer
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2 |
| Gavin Grant | Writer
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2 |
| Alice Gregg | Writer
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2 |
| Stuart Hay | Writer
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2 |
| Greg Hemphill | Writer
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2 |
| Ginger Kidd | Writer
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2 |
| Stephen Mawhinney | Writer | |
| Iain McDonald | Writer
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2 |
| Brendan McGeever | Writer
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1 |
| Alistair McGowan | Writer
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2 |
| Donald Mcleary | Writer
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1 |
| Chris McQueer | Writer
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1 |
| Ted Mitchell | Writer
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1 |
| Colin Munro (as Doonan & Munroe) | Writer
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2 |
| Keiron Nicholson | Writer
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2 |
| The Reynolds Brothers | Writer
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1 |
| Susan Riddell | Writer
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| Paul Riley | Writer
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1 |
| Paul Sneddon | Writer
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| Chris Taylor | Writer
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| Jim Walker | Writer
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1 |
| Kenny Watters | Writer
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| Person | Role | Episode count |
|---|---|---|
| Iain Davidson | Director
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8 |
| Ron Bain | Director
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4 |
| Philip Differ | Producer
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8 |
| Ewan Angus | Executive Producer
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7 |
| Rab Christie | Executive Producer
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8 |
| Colin Gilbert | Executive Producer
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4 |
| Gavin Smith | Executive Producer
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5 |
| Jason Hillier | Editor
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| Lee McKellar | Editor
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5 |
| Jamie McLean | Editor
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1 |
| Gordon Miller | Editor
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4 |
| Mick Percival | Editor
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| Mike Riding | Editor
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1 |
| Laura Donnelly | Production Designer
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5 |
| Ursula Cleary | Production Designer
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2 |
| Suzanne Field | Production Designer
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2 |
| Annette Gillies | Production Designer
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4 |
| David Jennings | Production Designer
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2 |
| Iain McDonald | Production Designer
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| Graham Rose | Production Designer
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| Denise Coombes | Costume Designer
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4 |
| Paul Farrow | Costume Designer
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4 |
| Katherine Hyland | Costume Designer
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| John I. McNeill (as John I McNeill) | Director of Photography
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3 |
| Brian Jobson | Director of Photography
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| Carole K. Fraser | Costume Designer
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| Des O'Hare | Director of Photography
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4 |
| Yvonne Simpson | Costume Designer
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4 |
| Amy Buchanan | Make-up Designer
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4 |
| Julie Dorrat-Keenan | Make-up Designer
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4 |
| Kirstin Innes | Make-up Designer
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4 |
| Jacqui Mallett | Make-up Designer
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| Heather Millington | Make-up Designer
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| Sam Print | Make-up Designer
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| Tom Urie | Composer
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2 |
| Kenny McGuire | Graphics
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| Mark Ash | 1st Assistant Director
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3 |
| Wendy Ashman | 1st Assistant Director
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4 |
| Amanda Black | 1st Assistant Director
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4 |
| David Boyd | 1st Assistant Director
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4 |
| Susan Clark | 1st Assistant Director
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4 |
| Helen Doherty | 1st Assistant Director
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4 |
| Tim Franklin | 1st Assistant Director
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4 |
| Dawn Harvey | 1st Assistant Director
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| Carol-Anne Henderson (as Carol Anne Henderson) | 1st Assistant Director
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| Brian Horsburgh | 1st Assistant Director
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| Morris Milne | 1st Assistant Director
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4 |
| Ted Mitchell | 1st Assistant Director
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4 |
| Fay Selby | 1st Assistant Director
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5 |
| Chantelle Stoffel | 1st Assistant Director
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| Kath Wishart | 1st Assistant Director
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3 |