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 at 11:30pm on BBC Scotland
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The Only An Excuse? Annual 1995
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 31st December 1995
- Time
- 10:40pm
- Channel
- BBC One Scotland
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jonathan Watson | Various |
| Gordon Kennedy | Ensemble Actor |
| Alistair McGowan | Ensemble Actor |
| Lewis Macleod | Ensemble Actor |
| Greg Hemphill | Ensemble Actor |
| Wes Fargo | Writer |
| Brendan McGeever | Writer |
| Alistair McGowan | Writer |
| James Doonan | Writer |
| Colin Munro | Writer |
| Colin Russell | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Alan De Pellette (as Alan De Pelette) | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Rab Christie | Writer (Additional Material) |
| John McGlade | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Brian Morrison | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Robert McCafferty | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Rikki Brown | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Tam Cowan (as Tom Cowan) | Writer (Additional Material) |
| David Cosgrove | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Paul Cunningham | Writer (Additional Material) |
| John Reilly | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Philip Differ | Director |
| Philip Differ | Producer |
| Colin Gilbert | Executive Producer |
| Jim Douglas | Editor |
| Iain McDonald | Production Designer |
| Paul Farrow | Costume Designer |
| Jacqui Mallett | Make-up Designer |
| Kirstin Innes | Make-up Designer |
| David McNiven | Composer |
| Jim Jackson | Graphics |