The Fifth Estate — Season 35
Where the story doesn't end with the headline
About this season
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.
Episodes (20)
1. Riding on Risk
Aired 25 September 2009 • 60 min
Disturbing allegations about our safety in the air.
2. The Education of Brian Nicholl
Aired 2 October 2009 • 60 min
Learning lessons about the economic downturn, the hard way.
3. Death Online
Aired 9 October 2009 • 60 min
A young Ottawa woman's suicide leads to an international hunt for an online predator.
4. The Fall and Rise of Theo Fleury
Aired 16 October 2009 • 60 min
He had it all and lost it. Now, Theo Fleury finally may have found himself.
5. Broken Heroes
Aired 30 October 2009 • 60 min
They went off to war like heroes and returned with invisible wounds.
6. Bus 1170
Aired 6 November 2009 • 60 min
When a bus ride home turned into a night of terror.
7. Over the Edge
Aired 13 November 2009 • 60 min
What happens when a small town thrill-seeker is lured into B.C.
8. The Unofficial Story
Aired 27 November 2009 • 60 min
9. Out of Control
Aired 8 January 2010 • 60 min
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.
10. House of Cards
Aired 15 January 2010 • 60 min
The collapse of a financial giant and its Canadian connection.
11. Fasten Your Seatbelts
Aired 29 January 2010 • 60 min
Billions have been spent on airport security.
12. Earl Jones: In Trust
Aired 5 February 2010 • 60 min
Over two decades he bilked investors of $50 million.
13. 21st Century: War and Terrorism
Aired 12 February 2010 • 60 min
Part one of a three-part series: How the fifth estate covered the first decade of the 21st century.
14. 21st Century: The People
Aired 19 February 2010 • 60 min
Part two of a three-part series: How the fifth estate covered the first decade of the 21st century.
15. 21st Century: Law and Disorder
Aired 26 February 2010 • 60 min
Part three of a three-part series: How the fifth estate covered the first decade of the 21st century.
16. The Wrong Man
Aired 5 March 2010 • 60 min
A string of wrongful murder convictions... and the man who prosecuted them.
17. Cougar 491
Aired 12 March 2010 • 60 min
A helicopter ride to an oil rig, a crash and 17 deaths. New details about what may have caused it.
18. Hannah's Heart
Aired 19 March 2010 • 60 min
She's 13 and has a failing heart. Hannah Jones said "no" to the transplant that will save her life.
19. The Code
Aired 26 March 2010 • 60 min
Hockey's unwritten law of fighting and the men who live by it.
20. Larger Than Life
Aired 9 April 2010 • 60 min
He's rich, he's powerful, he's larger than life. But what kind of boss is Peter Nygard?