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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2005
The comedy team take a look at the nation's obsession with football.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 31st December 2005
- Time
- 10:45pm
- Channel
- BBC One Scotland
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jonathan Watson | Various |
| Grant Smeaton | Ensemble Actor |
| Kelly Cates (as Kelly Dalglish) | Self |
| Tom Urie | Ensemble Actor |
| Marj Hogarth | Ensemble Actor |
| Elaine Mackenzie Ellis (as Elaine Mckenzie Ellis) | Ensemble Actor |
| Stephen McLaughlin | Writer |
| Gavin Smith | Writer |
| Rikki Brown | Writer |
| Brendan McGeever | Writer |
| Rab Christie | Writer |
| Kevin Carlin | Writer |
| Dominic Reynolds (as The Reynolds Brothers) | Writer |
| John Reynolds (as The Reynolds Brothers) | Writer |
| Norman Ferguson | Writer |
| Colin Agnew | Writer |
| Douglas Jack | Writer |
| Gordon Robertson | Writer |
| Christopher Cassidy | Writer |
| Ross Craig | Script Editor |
| Philip Differ | Director |
| Philip Differ | Producer |
| Ewan Angus | Executive Producer |
| Colin Gilbert | Executive Producer |
| Jacqui Mallett | Make-up Designer |
| Ursula Cleary | Production Designer |
| Yvonne Simpson | Costume Designer |
| Tim Franklin | 1st Assistant Director |