The Fifth Estate (1976)

Season 1

Each week the fifth estate brings in-depth investigations that matter to Canadians – delivering a dazzling parade of political leaders, controversial characters and ordinary people whose lives were touched by triumph or tragedy.

Released Jan. 2, 1976 Episode 59 min None+

Genres: Documentary, News

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Network: CBC Television

Country: Canada
Languages: English

IMDb

7.7

/282/

Trakt

/16/

TMDb

/10/

Gillian Findlay
Host

Mark Kelley
Host

Bob McKeown
Host

Elana McMurtry
Complainant

Rob Ford
Self (archive footage)

Doug Ford Sr.
Self (archive footage)

Doug Ford
Self (archive footage)

Don Cherry
Self (archive footage)

S1E1 - Episode 1

None

Jan. 2, 1976, midnight

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CBC Television

59 min/ep

10443 min

Jan. 2, 1976

Nov. 28, 2025, midnight

Returning Series