The Cook Report - Watching the Detectives/Dodgy PIs S15E03 (1997)

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[@phil4977]

This is real hard nail journalism. Love when Cook walks in and nails them. They don’t make them like that anymore

[@cameronbrown9080]

Best reporter going no fear and a very big pair of balls

[@dspencer8827]

I was just going to say .this bloke is the best journalist with big balls

[@Boston82bl]

Roger is the man.

[@SophieCrane-o7v]

The 4 words any crook does Not want to Hear: "Roger Cook, Central Television!" Classic!

[@Vulverine-thunder]

Or “pass me the soap”

[@happychappers8311]

Does anyone else think he's secretly Mike Brewers dad ?

[@doggerproductions]

😆😆👍

[@cryptogee172]

Lol

[@dannyreynolds5575]

🤣👍👍

[@therealdongargon]

First discovered the hot dog wars episode and thought it was, and a piss take for a good 10 mins 🤣🤣

[@johnblissington5265]

my brother bought a car from brewer years ago it was a lemon i think roger cook would of exposed brewer for selling lemons (cars).

[@moonlightttt156]

Dont make em like roger cook no more

[@vanillagorrilla]

Rodger had big kahoonas

[@buckerooney2247]

Rogue traders. Bur even that's finished now with matt allwright

[@pltopper771]

the cook report, i discovered it yesterday and today i'm already hooked, great stuff

[@iamthebroker]

Me too. Are we just 20 years behind or have these just started doing the rounds on YT?

[@pltopper771]

@@iamthebroker we r getting older and our interest changes lol

[@iamthebroker]

@@pltopper771 fair point😎. I have to agree👍🏻

[@vickythefist7062]

​@@iamthebrokerused to watch him on the 90s but this channel has asked for old VHS tapes of the series from what people taped themselves off the TV . He had to stop because of death threats. A really serious one came from a time share ring that he busted that was scamming millions from unsuspecting people

[@markczarny7088]

Telly back then was much more entertaining this and crimewatch were hypnotic viewing

[@RunOfTheHind]

I can't hear Roger confront someone now without thinking about a succulent chinese meal.

[@Nigel-v9h]

Roger the man 👍. BRILLIANT 😀

[@chuckynickolodean8420]

I remember this in the 1980's, I loved this show!

[@thomaswykes3647]

That's impressive - it was filmed in 1997!

[@chuckynickolodean8420]

@@thomaswykes3647 How is this for Impressive, I wasn't referring to this Episode, Brains!!!

[@daleHarrison93]

@@chuckynickolodean8420 how many years did it go on for? any1 know where can get all the series?

[@chuckynickolodean8420]

@@daleHarrison93 I would say, about 1984 maybe!!!

[@SiLoJayLo]

@@chuckynickolodean8420 No - the first episode was broadcast on 22 July, 1987.

[@modrevival168]

Hope Roger is alive & well! I miss his great reports

[@repentbeforeitstoolate..8239]

He was last l heard he's 80 now . A good man and brave .❤️☺️

[@michaelburnett7809]

Roger the dodger, used to love , all his work . 👍

[@Lsi581]

I believe it’s him that runs the channel

[@PibrochPonder]

@@Lsi581 really?

[@lastp6905]

@@Lsi581 No he doesn’t

[@willalwaystelehandler8450]

Roger Cook got some balls great video

[@1000WinstonSmith]

Lots of work went into making these programmes. Roger was the best at this - bar none.

[@osmonddsilva1577]

Amazing reporting!!!

[@SuperBartles]

Even if they're despicable crooks, my heart sinks when Mr Cook bursts into a room saying "gotcha" like that. Just imagine their chagrin...

[@thesingingaccountant1]

That's the best bit!

[@SuperBartles]

@@thesingingaccountant1 They deserve every bit of it - but I weirdly feel empathy for them watching them realise that their dirty deeds are going to be on display to several million people

[@thesingingaccountant1]

@@SuperBartles I know it's cringe watching so called tough guys trying to say something clever while running off. Just think of all the poor people they've mugged off over the years and laughed in their face

[@errolbaptiste]

No fear investigative journalist ahead of his time.

[@fluxington]

Roger's lucky he didn't stumble into Southern Investigations dodgy dealings, which ultimately may have lead to the death of private investigator Daniel Morgan.

[@ccllvn]

wow wtf

[@charlieminaj2]

Where’s the cook report episode that involved Ben fellows??

[@2000guineas]

I remember the old BT logo

[@dansactive756]

1.52 did no one just see the price of that burger 😮

[@patallen4904]

🤣🤣 59p

[@benny2036]

The proper price for offal

[@andrewdaley5480]

@@benny2036 it's mixed with humans

[@benny2036]

@@andrewdaley5480 wouldn't surprise me

[@k1dn1ce76]

@@andrewdaley5480That was more the dodgy pork hot dogs, where it occurred at least a handful of known times back in the day. Pig meat is SO close to human flesh (in taste, pigmentation, texture and everything else) that I don't even find it all that surprising. Pigs are also one of the very few animals that can suffer sun burn as well...

[@patrickodowd8883]

does the picture keep flashing when anyone watches this???

[@marksc111]

Yes

[@tmaddgh6962]

Must be a poltergeist 😂

[@marksc111]

@@tmaddgh6962 Carol-Anne?

[@Clusters3rdStrikeArc]

Have you got the episode where he's in Northern Ireland, dealing with the Campbells? There's a clip here on KZbin, but Id like to see the whole episode.

[@franzherflek4116]

Roger has to be wheeler dealers da!

[@markczarny7088]

Wonder how many cut n shuts Mike sold

[@alexkeohane143]

Excellent 👍

[@justinmobile8112]

"We don't f*** about" hmm, err, OK I'm sold 😂

[@johnmc3862]

My Grans life ambition was to have Roger Cook in for a Sunday roast. She adored him.

[@marcuslavaggi-bowen6539]

Nice use of Kula Shaker’s music at 3:22!❤❤❤

[@Clusters3rdStrikeArc]

Also a clip of it somewhere on here as well. I'll try and find it.

[@dean6816]

Made a right 'BIG MUCK' of it! 😂🤣

[@werzmabalaclavaaa878]

I be he was eatin that mcdonalds like a mad man doin 110mph down the motorway

[@adamwort7160]

I'm trying to find a report that Roger cook did about a clocked car I've been told the program was called for what it's worth & it was a mitsubishi car

[@blunderbusssi9587]

Did anyone else think that the 'engineer' was speaking on a banana when the tap was put in place? 🤪

[@werzmabalaclavaaa878]

He was

[@gangsom]

Roger should have done one on piers Morgan's phone tapping.

[@newforestroadwarrior]

what is it with the constant screen flicker

[@djdoolittle1315]

What a guy 😊

[@ethzero]

1:45 "... They made a right Big MuCk of it". Cook does like his unassuming puns 😂

[@ryanmanson1090]

Your right pal!! He is the man!!!! GOT balls anyway eh pal

[@KeithApp]

****YOU'RE****

[@rageagainstthemainstream2164]

Thought mike brewer had changed his wig in the thumbnail

[@dondraper2488]

Anyone ask Roger why Ed China’s not working with him any more….

[@CJacuzzi]

What's that really weird expression he does at 10:13 - like something surprised him. He's a really odd guy. Still doing the investigations too under a company called Blacksand Investigations

[@1969gawa]

4:20 A sound for sore ears.

[@vickythefist7062]

Why does it matter if the detective agency owner is 21 stone?? He is 21 stone of blubber !!

[@seebarry4068]

“ They’ve come down very heavy handed. “. 2022 = SOP.

[@zzhughesd]

Rodger Cook was indeed Mike Brewer

[@lolorick5885]

Can you please re upload as the playback is flashing?

[@jasondavis8886]

How dare they behave like police

[@richardmullins1883]

Where is today's Roger Cook?

[@andrewjames9996]

I think he is now retired however he did do lectures at university for journalism courses about 10 years ago. He still has 24/7 private security. His autobiography is a very good read. He wrote almost a whole chapter on the Triads.

[@glennmcloughlin1233]

What utter shite, they paid a private detective agency to privately detect. What's the scam?? Scaping the bottom of the barrel with this one. Still better than anything on TV today

[@Renwoxing13]

I would tend to agree, however : tapping phones has got to be extremely illegal, and highly immoral and unethical to the extreme !

[@Craig-xr1bw]

Damm hippies

[@repentbeforeitstoolate..8239]

I was a hippie,boring all they did was sit around and smoke drugs etc .not myself of course ,thank the Lord .🕎✝️

[@benny2036]

@@repentbeforeitstoolate..8239 you're just delusional Its probably made you happy.... not hippy

[@PibrochPonder]

@@repentbeforeitstoolate..8239 I think that’s what most people thought they did

[@vinnyvincent2862]

DODGY ! How the ITV Conveniently left out the word PRIVATE in the title of this episode ! and Incidentally INDEPENDANT INVESTIGATIONS ! as of 2023 is still around ! .

[@raygreen5926]

The great sleuth himself

[@1gerard47]

Picking his nose,what a slime bag.

[@cosmicwartoad2587]

In other words, don't criticise McDonalds unless you have a very good lawyer to fight the slander or libel case they bring against you.

[@ethzero]

15:43 "Their business card tells you something of the kind of characters that they are". Yes, the kind of illiterate heathens that don't use apostrophes.

[@MrMRW14]

Jesus don’t watch this if you’re epileptic

[@St-lan]

the worst food in the world Mc Donald killing the kids of tomorrow .

[@Uygkuyfkutfkytfkutfv]

Great MC though

[@scottking869]

Nope that would be the adults buying it to much for there kids

[@lordspucke8938]

foot in the door...hmm he could have sued the reporter for this.a total no go for a serious reporter.he is using means he wants to reveal.very untrustworthy

[@djdoolittle1315]

He is using his 20 stone fair and Square

[@martinlong2804]

🐀 rats private bully's

[@rocket3561]

Original fake news . Cooking the books . Roger that .

[@rayhoughton8046]

That's fucking Baxter off Grange hill

[@carlzeiss4871]

‘Army intelligence’. The biggest contradiction in terms ever uttered.

[@bossman6290]

So the Paul guy your family must be proud karma is a birch no body forgets

[@fredflintstoner596]

Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam ." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window ? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?