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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1999
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 31st December 1999
- Time
- 11:15pm
- Channel
- BBC Two Scotland
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jonathan Watson | Various |
| Grant Smeaton | Ensemble Actor |
| Fiona Henderson | Ensemble Actor |
| Geoff Boyz | Ensemble Actor |
| Iain Davidson | Ensemble Actor |
| June Brogan | Ensemble Actor |
| Wes Fargo | Writer |
| Stephen McLaughlin | Writer |
| Rikki Brown | Writer |
| Rab Christie | Writer |
| Andy Bollen | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Paul Foy (as Foy & McPhail) | Writer (Additional Material) |
| David McPhail (as Foy & McPhail) | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Brendan McGeever | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Paul Riley | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Steve Winton | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Iain Davidson | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Michael Paterson | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Dominic Reynolds (as The Reynolds Bros.) | Writer (Additional Material) |
| John Reynolds (as The Reynolds Bros.) | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Rab Christie | Script Editor |
| Philip Differ | Director |
| Philip Differ | Producer |
| Colin Gilbert | Executive Producer |
| April Chamberlain | Line Producer |
| Jim Douglas | Editor |
| Katherine Hyland | Costume Designer |
| Annette Gillies | Production Designer |
| Julie Dorrat-Keenan | Make-up Designer |
| Brian Horsburgh | 1st Assistant Director |