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
Episode Three
Sir Fergie loses his cool with his goalie, Jim Spencey Spence quizzes a Scottish Olympic Champion, and The Frankie Boy props up the bar to share memories that are so good he can barely remember them. Meanwhile, a top TV dating show comes to Glasgow to see if opposites really do attract.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 25th February 2021
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Scotland
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jonathan Watson | Various |
| Gerry McLaughlin | Ensemble Actor |
| Julie Austin | Ensemble Actor |
| Chris Forbes | Ensemble Actor |
| Christopher Hoy (as Sir Chris Hoy) | Self |
| Ryan Fletcher | Ensemble Actor |
| Louise McCarthy | Ensemble Actor |
| Clare Waugh | Ensemble Actor |
| James Young | Ensemble Actor |
| Joy McAvoy | Ensemble Actor |
| Mark Cox | Ensemble Actor |
| Alistair McGowan | Ensemble Actor |
| Grant Smeaton | Ensemble Actor |
| Tom Urie | Ensemble Actor |
| Sally Reid | Ensemble Actor |
| Geoff Boyz | Ensemble Actor |
| Paul-James Corrigan (as Paul James Corrigan) | Ensemble Actor |
| Matt Costello | Ensemble Actor |
| Laurie Ventry | Ensemble Actor |
| Steven Dick | Writer |
| John McGlade | Writer |
| Stephen McLaughlin | Writer |
| Gregor Paton | Writer |
| Chuck Gayfield | Writer |
| Wes Fargo | Writer |
| Alice Gregg | Writer |
| Iain Davidson (as Noddy Davidson) | Writer |
| Rikki Brown | Writer |
| Stuart Hay | Writer |
| Iain McDonald | Writer |
| Greg Hemphill | Writer |
| Ted Mitchell | Writer |
| Iain Davidson | Director |
| Ron Bain | Director |
| Philip Differ | Producer |
| Ewan Angus | Executive Producer |
| Rab Christie | Executive Producer |
| Gavin Smith | Executive Producer |
| Colin Gilbert | Executive Producer |
| Gordon Miller | Editor |
| Lee McKellar | Editor |
| Laura Donnelly | Production Designer |
| Iain McDonald | Production Designer |
| Annette Gillies | Production Designer |
| Graham Rose | Production Designer |
| Denise Coombes | Costume Designer |
| Paul Farrow | Costume Designer |
| Carole K. Fraser | Costume Designer |
| Katherine Hyland | Costume Designer |
| Yvonne Simpson | Costume Designer |
| Brian Jobson | Director of Photography |
| John I. McNeill (as John I McNeill) | Director of Photography |
| Des O'Hare | Director of Photography |
| Amy Buchanan | Make-up Designer |
| Julie Dorrat-Keenan | Make-up Designer |
| Kirstin Innes | Make-up Designer |
| Jacqui Mallett | Make-up Designer |
| Heather Millington | Make-up Designer |
| Sam Print | Make-up Designer |
| Mark Ash | 1st Assistant Director |
| Wendy Ashman | 1st Assistant Director |
| Amanda Black | 1st Assistant Director |
| David Boyd | 1st Assistant Director |
| Susan Clark | 1st Assistant Director |
| Helen Doherty | 1st Assistant Director |
| Tim Franklin | 1st Assistant Director |
| Carol-Anne Henderson (as Carol Anne Henderson) | 1st Assistant Director |
| Brian Horsburgh | 1st Assistant Director |
| Morris Milne | 1st Assistant Director |
| Ted Mitchell | 1st Assistant Director |
| Fay Selby | 1st Assistant Director |
| Chantelle Stoffel | 1st Assistant Director |
| Kath Wishart | 1st Assistant Director |