Only An Excuse?
- TV sketch show
- BBC One Scotland
- 1993 - 2021
- 32 episodes
Famous Scottish football satire show. Every Hogmanay, Jonathan Watson mimics Scotland's top personalities and the heroes and villains of football. Also features Gerry McLaughlin, Julie Austin, Chris Forbes and Sheila Donald.
- New Year Special repeated Friday 6th December at 9pm on BBC Scotland
Episode menu
2012
Further details
It's crunch time again as Jonathan Watson and his squad get stuck into the annual Hogmanay comedy fixture.
Only An Excuse? tells the story of a season that had the power to shock, scunner and surprise through Jonathan's specially selected team of the heroes and villains who made the headlines during another dramatic year. Lovers of the beautiful game have had cause to weep as one financial crisis seemed to follow another and the national team staggered through another grim qualifying campaign but Jonathan and his team will give everyone something to laugh about as they gather round the box at the year end.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 31st December 2012
- Time
- 11pm
- Channel
- BBC One Scotland
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Jonathan Watson | Various |
Gerry McLaughlin | Ensemble Actor |
Julie Austin | Ensemble Actor |
Chris Forbes | Ensemble Actor |
Sheila Donald | Ensemble Actor |
Christopher Hoy (as Sir Chris Hoy) | Self |
Cathy MacDonald | Self |
Steven Dick | Writer |
John McGlade | Writer |
Stephen McLaughlin | Writer |
Andy Bollen | Writer |
Joe Hullait | Writer |
Stephen McManus | Writer |
Gregor Paton | Writer |
Gavin Smith | Writer |
Mark Nelson | Writer |
Damien Crow | Writer |
Kevin Mains | Writer |
James Allenby-Kirk (as James Kirk) | Writer |
Chris Grady | Writer |
Iain Davidson (as Noddy Davidson) | Writer |
Deke McBlurty | Writer |
Chuck Gayfield | Writer |
Wes Fargo | Writer |
Iain Davidson | Director |
Philip Differ | Producer |
Ewan Angus | Executive Producer |
Rab Christie | Executive Producer |
Jason Hillier | Editor |
Laura Donnelly | Production Designer |