In 1994, The ''Cook Report'' worked in co-operation with ''[[The Guardian]]'' newspaper on the infamous [[cash for questions]] story and had filmed a [[lobbyist]] claiming that he ‘used MPs like taxis’ and paid them to ask questions in parliament on behalf of clients. The programme arranged a [[sting operation]] to see if this claim was justified, but by the end of the then current series filming was incomplete. ''[[The Guardian]]'' subsequently decided to cover the story. Since the story would have been dated by the time the programme was back on air nearly six months later, it was cancelled on a pragmatic basis. It was the only film out of the 130 produced which was cancelled in this way.