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.
Episode menu
World Cup Special
Scotland's premier soccer send-up.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 7th June 2006
- Time
- 10:40pm
- Channel
- BBC One Scotland
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jonathan Watson | Various |
| Grant Smeaton | Ensemble Actor |
| Julie Austin | Ensemble Actor |
| Matt Costello | Ensemble Actor |
| Jordan Young | Ensemble Actor |
| Wes Fargo | Writer |
| Andy Bollen | Writer |
| Ross Craig | Writer |
| Rikki Brown | Writer |
| Rab Christie | Writer |
| Iain Campbell | Writer |
| Dominic Reynolds (as The Reynolds Brothers) | Writer |
| John Reynolds (as The Reynolds Brothers) | Writer |
| John Bruce | Writer |
| Brian Jobson | Director |
| Philip Differ | Producer |
| Ewan Angus | Executive Producer |
| Colin Gilbert | Executive Producer |
| Sam Hinckley | Editor |
| Iain McDonald | Production Designer |
| Katherine Hyland | Costume Designer |
| Julie Dorrat-Keenan | Make-up Designer |
| Ted Mitchell | 1st Assistant Director |