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Only An Excuse?. Jonathan Watson
Only An Excuse?

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.

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2012

Jonathan Watson and the team look back on a year of golden moments, dire predictions and the fickle fortunes of Scottish football. Featuring new faces, favourite characters and satirical caricatures.

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

Cast
Jonathan Watson Various
Gerry McLaughlin Ensemble Actor
Julie Austin Ensemble Actor
Chris Forbes Ensemble Actor
Sheila Donald Ensemble Actor
Guest cast
Christopher Hoy (as Sir Chris Hoy) Self
Cathy MacDonald Self
Writing team
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
Production team
Iain Davidson Director
Philip Differ Producer
Ewan Angus Executive Producer
Rab Christie Executive Producer
Jason Hillier Editor
Laura Donnelly Production Designer

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