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The Best Episodes of The Fifth Estate

Every episode of The Fifth Estate ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Fifth Estate!

The Best Episodes of The Fifth Estate

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...
  1. Background image for Tracking the sasquatch
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Tracking the sasquatch

    S3:E1

    Rene Dahinden is searching for sasquatch.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Secrets of Sugar
    8.2/10(15 votes)

    #2 - The Secrets of Sugar

    S39:E1

    We’ve heard for years about the dangers of eating too much fat or salt. But there have never been recommended limits for sugar on Canadian food labels, despite emerging research that suggests the sweet stuff may be making more of us fat and sick. Has the sugar industry been hiding an unsavoury truth from consumers?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #3 - Episode 1

    S1:E1

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Montreal Massacre - Legacy of Pain
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    #4 - Montreal Massacre - Legacy of Pain

    S25:E2

    On December 6, 1989, 14 women were shot dead at a university in Montreal. The gunman Marc Lepine's hate crime left behind a profound and painful human tragedy. The real mystery of the crime, however, was about what in Lepine's life had led him to pick up a gun and attack complete strangers. In this piece from 1999, the fifth estate explores Lepine's past and discovers many factors that may have led him to act as he did.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #5 - Disappearing Act

    S34:E1

    He was just an ordinary guy who stole almost a million dollars.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #6 - Inside Room 22

    S34:E2

    The latest episode in the long, strange and troubling story of ex-NHL player agent David Frost.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #7 - Shadows of Doubt

    S34:E3

    On a rainy night in Kingston in October 2003, third-year Royal Military College cadet Joe Grozelle simply vanished.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for The Girl in Saskatoon (Update)
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    #8 - The Girl in Saskatoon (Update)

    S34:E4

    An old cold case is warming up.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #9 - After the Storm

    S34:E5

    A story of love and murder in post-Katrina New Orleans.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Overboard (Update)
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    #10 - Overboard (Update)

    S34:E6

    Bob Gainey's long fight to reveal the truth about his daughter's death at sea.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for The Gospel of Green
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    #11 - The Gospel of Green

    S34:E7

    Giving power to the people. Germany's green revolution and the man who's leading it.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #12 - Where the Women Went

    S34:E9

    When faced with economic hardship, they turned to their most valuable export -- themselves.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #13 - The Chess Master

    S34:E10

    Your backstage pass to political theatre.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #14 - A Death in the Family

    S34:E11

    The price an entire family pays when one member is wrongfully convicted of murder.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #15 - Someone Got Away With Murder

    S34:E12

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Strangers in Paradise
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    #16 - Strangers in Paradise

    S34:E13

    What happens when someone's virtual fantasy takes over their real life.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #17 - Collateral Damage

    S34:E14

    He was sentenced in the killing of four Mounties. But, his story has never been heard. Until now.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Powerless
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    #18 - Powerless

    S34:E15

    An Alberta teen addiction rehab centre and its controversial treatment methods.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #19 - Black Widow

    S34:E16

    She preyed on the lonely, then married and buried them.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for The Code
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    #20 - The Code

    S34:E17

    Hockey's unwritten law of fighting and the men who live by it.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #21 - Staying Alive

    S34:E19

    It's been called a "community centre for junkies".

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #22 - The Elephant in the Room

    S34:E20

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #23 - Riding on Risk

    S35:E1

    Disturbing allegations about our safety in the air.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for The Education of Brian Nicholl
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    #24 - The Education of Brian Nicholl

    S35:E2

    Learning lessons about the economic downturn, the hard way.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #25 - Death Online

    S35:E3

    A young Ottawa woman's suicide leads to an international hunt for an online predator.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Tracking the sasquatch" is the best rated episode of "The Fifth Estate". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/21/1976. This episode scored 1.8 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Secrets of Sugar".