The Cook Report
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The Cook Report was a British television programme shown on ITV, produced for the network by Central Television from 1985 to 1998.
For sixteen series it featured Roger Cook travelling many miles investigating crooks and criminal activity and is best remembered for Cook's trademark confrontations with his targets, complete with his camera crew, in which he would often get verbally and physically abused. The camera and sound crew who took most of the physical abuse.
The programme has exposed child pornography, Northern Ireland protection rackets, baby trading in Brazil, canned hunting in South Africa, loan sharks, the ivory trade, people smuggling, drug dealing, manipulation of the UK Singles Chart, war criminals in Bosnia and the Russian black market in weapons-grade plutonium.
The Cook Report ran regularly until 1998 when the programme hit its 120th episode. It was replaced by fewer, but longer, Cook Report Specials.
Roger is not currently working on any projects, including further Cook Report Specials.
A reference to the programme was made in the hit BBC Three sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps.
The programme returned for a one-off special, Roger Cook's Greatest Hits. The update episode was produced by ITV Productions and Interesting Films, and aired on Tuesday October 30, 2007.
