6.8/1065 votes#1 - Pockets of Vulnerability
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2008
When CSIS sends a suspect to Syria to be tortured the elite ICS, Squad must race to prove him innocent.
Director: John Fawcett
Writer: Janet MacLean
- 7.6/1053 votes
#2 - Gray Zone
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2008
ICS Agent Gray Jackson butts heads with a beautiful U.S. Homeland Security Agent when their undercover operation at a Mohawk casino goes awry.
Director: John Fawcett
Writer: Jeremy Hole
- 7.1/1047 votes
#3 - Bodies on the Ground
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2008
A U.S. rendition flight crash-lands in rural Quebec and ICS must recapture three terrorists before the Americans forcibly intervene.
Director: John Fawcett
Writer: Denis McGrath
- 7.7/1040 votes
#4 - Gross Deceptions
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2008
ICS Director Kessler and U.S. Agent LaGarda clash with disgruntled ex-Airborne soldiers and an elusive arms dealer while hunting for stolen military weapons.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1041 votes
#5 - Compromising Positions
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2008
Major Kessler releases an illegal Russian stripper as a political favour, sparking a scandal that climaxes in murder.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1040 votes
#6 - Physical Assets
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2008
When Gray and Layla bust a human-trafficking operation, they follow a grisly trail to an old adversary.
Director: John Fawcett
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1038 votes
#7 - Family Values
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2008
ICS helps a movie star enter the country with her newly adopted son: a Sudanese refugee with a dark past and an even darker secret.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1036 votes
#8 - Enemy Contact
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/25/2008
ICS races to prevent a deadly terrorist attack in the heart of Toronto.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1035 votes
#9 - Restricted Access
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/3/2008
Kessler, Gray, and Layla are trapped aboard a quarantined freighter with a captain who's accused of murdering stowaways.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1039 votes
#10 - Normalizing Relations
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/10/2008
ICS must prevent the assassination of a visiting Cuban diplomat who has a surprising connection to U.S. Agent Bianca Lagarda.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1037 votes
#11 - Civil Disobedience
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/17/2008
When his daughter takes part in an anti-nuclear rally, Kessler is suspected of leaking classified information that leads directly to nuclear sabotage.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1037 votes
#12 - Grave Concern
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/24/2008
ICS must find a sadistic kidnapper before he auctions off his 12-year-old victim on a pedophile website.
Director: John Fawcett
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1038 votes
#13 - Blowback
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/31/2008
Kessler discovers a Croatian war criminal has been granted amnesty, and must struggle with demons from his own past in Bosnia.
Director: John Fawcett
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Border Season 1
Every episode of The Border Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Border Season 1!
The Border is a Canadian drama that aired on CBC Television and 20 other TV networks worldwide. It was created by Peter Raymont, Lindalee Tracey,...
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Network:CBC Television
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pockets of Vulnerability" is the best rated episode of "The Border" season 1. It scored 6.8/10 based on 65 votes. Directed by John Fawcett and written by Janet MacLean, it aired on 1/7/2008. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "Gray Zone".