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.
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75 Years Of BBC Scotland
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 21st March 1998
- Time
- 9:50pm
- Channel
- BBC One Scotland
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jonathan Watson | Various |
| Alistair McGowan | Ensemble Actor |
| Susan Nisbet | Ensemble Actor |
| Laurie Ventry | Ensemble Actor |
| Rikki Brown | Writer |
| Brendan McGeever | Writer |
| Rab Christie | Writer |
| James Doonan | Writer |
| Colin Munro | Writer |
| Philip Differ | Writer |
| Colin Russell | Writer |
| Brian Morrison | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Stephen McLaughlin | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Jim Walker | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Gregor Steele | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Gordon McPherson | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Gordon Munro (as Gordon Munroe) | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Gus Beattie | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Andy Bollen | Writer (Additional Material) |
| David Murdoch | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Philip Differ | Director |
| Philip Differ | Producer |
| Colin Gilbert | Executive Producer |
| April Chamberlain | Line Producer |
| Jim Douglas | Editor |
| Iain McDonald | Production Designer |
| Paul Farrow | Costume Designer |
| Jacqui Mallett | Make-up Designer |
| Tim Franklin | 1st Assistant Director |