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Only an Excuse? (TV Series 1995– ) Poster

(1995– )

Full Cast & Crew

Series Directed by 

Iain Davidson ... (11 episodes, 2007-2020)
Ron Bain ... (unknown episodes)

Series Writing Credits  

Philip Differ ... (3 episodes, 2009-2016)
Philip Differ ... (writer) (1 episode, 2009)
Kim MacAskill ... (writer) (1 episode, 2008)
Chris Grady ... (writer) (1 episode, 2012)
Joe Hullait ... (writer) (1 episode, 2012)
John McGlade ... (1 episode, 2015)
Rab Christie ... (1 episode, 2016)
Iain Davidson ... (1 episode, 2016)
Stuart Hay ... (writer) (1 episode, 2020)
Dominic Reynolds ... (contributing writer) (1 episode, 2020)
John Reynolds ... (contributing writer) (1 episode, 2020)
Louise Stewart ... (contributing writer) (1 episode, 2020)
Gordon Robertson ... (unknown episodes)

Series Cast  

Jonathan Watson ...  Various 15 episodes, 1995-2018
Grant Smeaton Grant Smeaton ...  Various 8 episodes, 1997-2010
Julie Austin Julie Austin ...  Various 8 episodes, 2006-2013
Tom Urie Tom Urie ...  Various 7 episodes, 2003-2010
Elaine M. Ellis Elaine M. Ellis ...  Various 4 episodes, 2003-2010
Gerry McLaughlin ...  Various 3 episodes, 2011-2013
Alistair McGowan ...  Various 3 episodes, 1995-1997
Clare Waugh Clare Waugh ...  Various 3 episodes, 2007-2015
Ryan Fletcher ...  Various 2 episodes, 2016-2018
Amanda Marment ...  Commonwealth Helper / ... 2 episodes, 2011-2014
Chris Forbes ...  Various 2 episodes, 2012-2018
Joy McAvoy ...  Various 2 episodes, 2019-2020
Sally Reid Sally Reid ...  Various 1 episode, 2016
Louise Mccarthy Louise Mccarthy ...  Various 1 episode, 2016
Greg Hemphill ...  Various 1 episode, 1995
Lewis Macleod ...  Various 1 episode, 1995
Susan Nisbet Susan Nisbet ...  Various 1 episode, 1997
Adam Smith Adam Smith ...  Bar Customer / ... 1 episode, 2011
Charlene Boyd ...  Various 1 episode, 2014
Moyo Akandé ...  Newsreader 1 episode, 2017
Begonia Villalba Begonia Villalba ...  Meghan Markle 1 episode, 2018
Stuart Hay ...  Various 1 episode, 2020
Robert Maloney Robert Maloney ...  Person questioning Jason Leitch 1 episode, 2020
Chinedu Igu Chinedu Igu ...  Odsonne 1 episode, 2020
Garry McClay Garry McClay ...  Football captain and Tennis player / ... (uncredited) 2 episodes, 2016-2020
Robert Yates Robert Yates ...  Supporter (uncredited) 1 episode, 2012

Series Produced by 

Philip Differ ... producer (6 episodes, 2013-2018)
Rab Christie ... executive producer / producer (3 episodes, 2009-2016)
Colin Gilbert ... executive producer (2 episodes, 1996-2003)

Series Cinematography by 

Brian Jobson ... (1 episode, 2016)

Series Editing by 

Simon Hamilton ... (1 episode, 2016)
Lee McKellar ... (1 episode, 2018)
Mike Riding ... (1 episode, 2018)

Series Production Design by 

Iain McDonald ... (2 episodes, 2016-2020)

Series Art Direction by 

Suzanne Field ... (1 episode, 2016)
Andy Drummond ... (unknown episodes)
Martin McNee ... (unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by 

Katherine Hyland ... (2 episodes, 2016-2020)

Series Makeup Department 

Jacqui Mallett ... makeup designer (10 episodes, 1995-2016)
Julie Dorrat-Keenan ... makeup artist (1 episode, 2016)

Series Production Management 

Suzi Cassidy ... production manager (5 episodes, 2016-2020)
Mark Devlin ... production manager (3 episodes, 2009-2014)
Clare Kerr ... production manager (1 episode, 2012)
Susan Haynes ... director of production (1 episode, 2016)
Ashley McKee ... unit manager 2 (1 episode, 2016)
Lewis Wardrop ... unit manager (1 episode, 2016)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Morris Milne ... first assistant director (3 episodes, 2011-2018)
Andrew Gardiner ... second assistant director (2 episodes, 2006-2015)
Graham Drover ... third assistant director (1 episode, 2009)
Matt Cooper ... third assistant director (1 episode, 2014)
Wendy Ashman ... first assistant director (1 episode, 2016)
Greig Liddell ... second assistant director (1 episode, 2016)
Ross Morrison ... third assistant director (1 episode, 2016)
Keir Reed ... floor runner (1 episode, 2016)
Abi Ross ... second assistant director (1 episode, 2016)
Dawn Franklin ... second assistant director (1 episode, 2020)

Series Art Department 

Mark Di Meo ... graphic designer (3 episodes, 2016-2018)
Philip Barratt ... standby art director (2 episodes, 2016-2017)
Ann Marie Coulter ... production buyer (1 episode, 2003)
Stuart Bryce ... production buyer (1 episode, 2009)
Stephen Mason ... design assistant (1 episode, 2009)
Andy Drummond ... standby art director (1 episode, 2011)
Wendy Cairns ... standby art director (1 episode, 2012)
Jim Davers ... props dressing (1 episode, 2016)
Alistair Dobson ... sceneman (1 episode, 2016)
Dennis Knotts ... property master (1 episode, 2016)
Jim McCall ... props dressing (1 episode, 2016)
Lawrence McNicholas ... production buyer (1 episode, 2016)

Series Sound Department 

Kenny Allan ... sound recordist (1 episode, 2016)
Calum Deas ... boom operator (1 episode, 2016)
Dave Murricane ... dubbing mixer (1 episode, 2016)
Lee Sharp ... sound recordist (1 episode, 2019)
Bartek Baranowski ... sound recordist (1 episode, 2020)
Jaime Sotelo ... sound recordist (1 episode, 2020)

Series Camera and Electrical Department 

Sean McDonald ... gaffer / electrician (5 episodes, 2013-2020)
Graeme Hunter ... still photographer (2 episodes, 2011-2013)
Kayleigh Little ... assistant camera (2 episodes, 2016-2020)
David Wilson ... gaffer (1 episode, 2014)
Steve Arthur ... gaffer (1 episode, 2016)
Donald Campbell ... electrician (1 episode, 2016)
Martin Shields ... still photographer (1 episode, 2016)
Jamíe Williamson ... still photographer (1 episode, 2016)
Ross Elliott ... camera trainee (1 episode, 2018)
Alan Peebles ... still photographer (1 episode, 2019)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Yvonne Simpson ... costume supervisor (1 episode, 2016)
Lee Wilmot ... costume assistant (1 episode, 2016)
Claire Lester ... costume supervisor (1 episode, 2019)

Series Editorial Department 

Jason Hillier ... on-line editor (2 episodes, 2015-2016)
Ben Mullen ... colorist (1 episode, 2015)
Neil Allan ... on-line editor (1 episode, 2018)

Series Location Management 

Jackie McCraith-Smith ... location assistant (3 episodes, 2017-2020)
Keir Fraser ... location runner / locations (2 episodes, 1995-2019)
David Hancock ... location manager (1 episode, 2009)
David Taylor ... location manager (1 episode, 2010)
Lloret Dunn ... location manager (1 episode, 2016)
Jonny MacKinnon ... location assistant (1 episode, 2018)

Series Script and Continuity Department 

Dorothy Connolley ... script supervisor (1 episode, 2016)

Series Transportation Department 

Marc Mills ... minibus driver (1 episode, 2016)

Series Additional Crew 

Dave Williams ... catering crew (2 episodes, 1996-2003)
Alasdair Kearney ... production runner (1 episode, 2009)
Dianne Agnew ... finance assistant (1 episode, 2016)
Jill Harris ... director of finance (1 episode, 2016)
Nicki Nightingale ... autocue (1 episode, 2016)
Christopher Osborne ... production coordinator (1 episode, 2016)
Megan Walker ... production assistant (1 episode, 2016)
Jennifer Whitehead ... senior legal affairs executive (1 episode, 2016)
Taylor Bandoni ... production runner (1 episode, 2018)
Natalie Johnston-Miller ... Unit Manager (1 episode, 2020)
Sarah Snuggs ... production coordinator (1 episode, 2020)

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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