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.
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 |
| Grant Smeaton | Ensemble Actor |
| Julie Austin | Ensemble Actor |
| Louise McCarthy | Ensemble Actor |
| Matt Costello | Ensemble Actor |
| Christopher Hoy (as Sir Chris Hoy) | Self |
| Gerry McLaughlin | Ensemble Actor |
| Chris Forbes | Ensemble Actor |
| Ryan Fletcher | Ensemble Actor |
| Clare Waugh | Ensemble Actor |
| James Young | Ensemble Actor |
| Joy McAvoy | Ensemble Actor |
| Mark Cox | Ensemble Actor |
| Alistair McGowan | Ensemble Actor |
| Tom Urie | Ensemble Actor |
| Sally Reid | Ensemble Actor |
| Geoff Boyz | Ensemble Actor |
| Paul-James Corrigan (as Paul James Corrigan) | Ensemble Actor |
| Laurie Ventry | Ensemble Actor |
| Wes Fargo | Writer |
| John McGlade | Writer |
| Stephen McLaughlin | Writer |
| Gregor Paton | Writer |
| Chuck Gayfield | Writer |
| Iain Davidson (as Noddy Davidson) | Writer |
| Rikki Brown | Writer |
| Steven Dick | Writer |
| Alice Gregg | 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 |
| Colin Gilbert | Executive Producer |
| Gavin Smith | Executive Producer |
| Gordon Miller | Editor |
| Lee McKellar | Editor |
| Laura Donnelly | Production Designer |
| Iain McDonald | Production Designer |
| Paul Farrow | Costume Designer |
| Katherine Hyland | Costume Designer |
| Brian Jobson | Director of Photography |
| Jacqui Mallett | Make-up Designer |
| Annette Gillies | Production Designer |
| Graham Rose | Production Designer |
| Denise Coombes | Costume Designer |
| Carole K. Fraser | Costume Designer |
| Yvonne Simpson | Costume Designer |
| 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 |
| Heather Millington | Make-up Designer |
| Sam Print | Make-up Designer |
| Tim Franklin | 1st Assistant Director |
| 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 |
| 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 |