Gillian Findlay
Host
The Fifth Estate (1976)
Season 34
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+
S34E1 - Disappearing Act
He was just an ordinary guy who stole almost a million dollars.
Oct. 1, 2008, midnight
S34E2 - Inside Room 22
The latest episode in the long, strange and troubling story of ex-NHL player agent David Frost.
Oct. 8, 2008, midnight
S34E3 - Shadows of Doubt
On a rainy night in Kingston in October 2003, third-year Royal Military College cadet Joe Grozelle simply vanished.
Oct. 15, 2008, midnight
S34E4 - The Girl in Saskatoon (Update)
An old cold case is warming up.
Oct. 22, 2008, midnight
S34E5 - After the Storm
A story of love and murder in post-Katrina New Orleans.
Oct. 29, 2008, midnight
S34E6 - Overboard (Update)
Bob Gainey's long fight to reveal the truth about his daughter's death at sea.
Nov. 5, 2008, midnight
S34E7 - The Gospel of Green
Giving power to the people. Germany's green revolution and the man who's leading it.
Nov. 12, 2008, midnight
S34E9 - Where the Women Went
When faced with economic hardship, they turned to their most valuable export -- themselves.
Nov. 19, 2008, midnight
S34E10 - The Chess Master
Your backstage pass to political theatre.
Dec. 3, 2008, midnight
S34E11 - A Death in the Family
The price an entire family pays when one member is wrongfully convicted of murder.
Jan. 7, 2009, midnight
S34E12 - Someone Got Away With Murder
None
Jan. 21, 2009, midnight
S34E13 - Strangers in Paradise
What happens when someone's virtual fantasy takes over their real life.
Jan. 28, 2009, midnight
S34E14 - Collateral Damage
He was sentenced in the killing of four Mounties. But, his story has never been heard. Until now.
Feb. 4, 2009, midnight
S34E15 - Powerless
An Alberta teen addiction rehab centre and its controversial treatment methods.
Feb. 13, 2009, midnight
S34E16 - Black Widow
She preyed on the lonely, then married and buried them.
Feb. 20, 2009, midnight
S34E17 - The Code
Hockey's unwritten law of fighting and the men who live by it.
Feb. 27, 2009, midnight
S34E19 - Staying Alive
It's been called a "community centre for junkies".
March 13, 2009, midnight
S34E20 - The Elephant in the Room
None
April 10, 2009, midnight
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CBC Television
59 min/ep
10443 min
Jan. 2, 1976
Nov. 28, 2025, midnight
Returning Series
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