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
Episode menu
2014
Jonathan Watson and the team are back for another irreverent look back at a memorable year. It's not just the beautiful game that has provided the talking points over the past 12 months, off the pitch action like the Commonwealth Games and the Referendum are included too. New and familiar faces combine as OAE? presents its own, inimitable review of 2014.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 31st December 2014
- Time
- 11pm
- Channel
- BBC One Scotland
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jonathan Watson | Various |
| Gerry McLaughlin | Ensemble Actor |
| Chris Forbes | Ensemble Actor |
| Sally Reid | Ensemble Actor |
| Charlene Boyd | Ensemble Actor |
| Wes Fargo | Writer |
| John McGlade | Writer |
| Stephen McLaughlin | Writer |
| Andy Bollen | Writer |
| Chuck Gayfield | Writer |
| Ross Craig | Writer |
| Rikki Brown | Writer |
| Steven Dick | Writer |
| Gavin Grant | Writer |
| Alice Gregg | Writer |
| Kenny Watters | Writer |
| Iain Davidson (as Noddy Dee) | Writer |
| Stephen Mawhinney | Writer |
| Dan Sweryt | Writer |
| Ginger Kidd | Writer |
| Stuart Cooper (as Stu Cooper) | Writer |
| Neil Forsyth | Writer |
| Iain Davidson | Director |
| Philip Differ | Producer |
| Ewan Angus | Executive Producer |
| Rab Christie | Executive Producer |
| Jason Hillier | Editor |
| Iain McDonald | Production Designer |
| Katherine Hyland | Costume Designer |
| Brian Jobson | Director of Photography |
| Jacqui Mallett | Make-up Designer |
| Kath Wishart | 1st Assistant Director |