Gillian Findlay
Host
The Fifth Estate (1976)
Season 35
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
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S35E1 - Riding on Risk
Disturbing allegations about our safety in the air.
Sept. 25, 2009, midnight
S35E2 - The Education of Brian Nicholl
Learning lessons about the economic downturn, the hard way.
Oct. 2, 2009, midnight
S35E3 - Death Online
A young Ottawa woman's suicide leads to an international hunt for an online predator.
Oct. 9, 2009, midnight
S35E4 - The Fall and Rise of Theo Fleury
He had it all and lost it. Now, Theo Fleury finally may have found himself.
Oct. 16, 2009, midnight
S35E5 - Broken Heroes
They went off to war like heroes and returned with invisible wounds.
Oct. 30, 2009, midnight
S35E6 - Bus 1170
When a bus ride home turned into a night of terror.
Nov. 6, 2009, midnight
S35E7 - Over the Edge
What happens when a small town thrill-seeker is lured into B.C.
Nov. 13, 2009, midnight
S35E8 - The Unofficial Story
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Nov. 27, 2009, midnight
S35E9 - Out of Control
Ashley Smith was a troubled 19-year-old when she choked herself to death with a strip of cloth at Grand Valley Institution in Kitchener, Ontario. Her death made national headlines and led to a scathing report by Canada's federal prison ombudsman. Now, through exclusive access to prison video exposing Ashley's treatment in custody, the fifth estate shares the story of this young woman's harrowing life and the circumstances surrounding her death.
Jan. 8, 2010, midnight
S35E10 - House of Cards
The collapse of a financial giant and its Canadian connection.
Jan. 15, 2010, midnight
S35E11 - Fasten Your Seatbelts
Billions have been spent on airport security.
Jan. 29, 2010, midnight
S35E12 - Earl Jones: In Trust
Over two decades he bilked investors of $50 million.
Feb. 5, 2010, midnight
S35E13 - 21st Century: War and Terrorism
Part one of a three-part series: How the fifth estate covered the first decade of the 21st century.
Feb. 12, 2010, midnight
S35E14 - 21st Century: The People
Part two of a three-part series: How the fifth estate covered the first decade of the 21st century.
Feb. 19, 2010, midnight
S35E15 - 21st Century: Law and Disorder
Part three of a three-part series: How the fifth estate covered the first decade of the 21st century.
Feb. 26, 2010, midnight
S35E16 - The Wrong Man
A string of wrongful murder convictions... and the man who prosecuted them.
March 5, 2010, midnight
S35E17 - Cougar 491
A helicopter ride to an oil rig, a crash and 17 deaths. New details about what may have caused it.
March 12, 2010, midnight
S35E18 - Hannah's Heart
She's 13 and has a failing heart. Hannah Jones said "no" to the transplant that will save her life.
March 19, 2010, midnight
S35E19 - The Code
Hockey's unwritten law of fighting and the men who live by it.
March 26, 2010, midnight
S35E20 - Larger Than Life
He's rich, he's powerful, he's larger than life. But what kind of boss is Peter Nygard?
April 9, 2010, 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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