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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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2018

With the final whistle about to blow on 2018, Scotland's premier comedy team, starring Jonathan Watson, get together for another kick of the ball. Featuring sketches, spoofs, gags and comic characters putting the boot into the headlines that have dominated Scottish football and Scottish life over the past 12 months.

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Broadcast details

Date
Monday 31st December 2018
Time
11pm
Channel
BBC One Scotland
Length
30 minutes

Videos

Consistency in football

All football needs is a bit of consistency.

Featuring: Jonathan Watson.

Press

Review: Only an Excuse makes a welcome return to form

Happy new year, but I'm afraid to say I'm not all that optimistic about 2019. It's begun in a tedious, predictable and oh-so-wrong fashion with everyone slagging off Only an Excuse. What's wrong with you 
people?

Aidan Smith, The Scotsman, 1st January 2019

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