Lachlan Best is a fictional character portrayed by Hugh Sheridan in the TV series Five Bedrooms.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Five Owners (season 1), they were 33 years old.
They appear in 15 episodes out of a total of 32 aired so far and have accumulated 18 positive votes.
The character of Lachlan Best is mainly associated with Ainsley Elling, Liz Wendell and Ben Chigwell.
Episodes15
Five Owners
episode S1.E1 april 2020It's the story of five unlikely allies in life, teaming up and buying a house. It's a grand social experiment with one glaring problem: they'll have to actually live with each other.Twenty Guests
episode S1.E2 may 2019As Ben, Ainsley, Harry and Liz kick off their housewarming celebrations, Heather doses herself up on a concoction to combat her urge to return home.Five Lies
episode S1.E5 june 2019Liz begins to catch on to Heather and Ben's suspicious behavior and an unforeseen medical emergency rocks the worlds of our housemates. Harry embarks on another date with Policeman Pete.Fifty Years
episode S1.E6 june 2019Heather is turning 50 and to kick off the birthday festivities, Heather learns that her receptionist is dating Colin. Meanwhile, Liz drags Heather home against her will for Ainsley's birthday shin-dig.Four Meats
episode S1.E7 june 2019Following Heather's surprise party, the housemates try to put their differences aside for Mia's visit. What that didn't expect was the household to erupt with the most violent bout of food poisoning.One Bid
episode S1.E8 july 2019Ainsley, Heather, Ben, Liz and Harry have decided to sell. The drunken joke turned reality is officially coming to an end. As the auction nears it's crescendo, where will the housemates be left standing.Thirty Open Houses
episode S2.E1 august 2021The gang's plan to buy their new house is upended when Liz runs into her ex-husband and his girlfriend.Two Mothers
episode S2.E2 august 2021Ainsley's preparations for a gender-reveal party are derailed by the wrath of Lachlan's ex Mel.Nine Feet
episode S2.E3 august 2021In desperate need of surgery he can't afford, Ben weighs up his options - and decides to engage in some light insurance fraud.Twenty-Seven Weeks
episode S2.E6 august 2021When Ainsley innocently asks the house about their thoughts on private schools, all the fault lines are exposed.One Way
episode S2.E8 august 2021The existence of the house is under threat when a housemate decides to move out and the gang discovers that replacing them is virtually impossible.Two Bluffs
episode S4.E1 may 2023Hosted by Harry, Manju is already somewhat sullen at her seventieth birthday gathering, when an errant comment subsequently leads to that sullenness turning to belligerence specifically toward Harry. Manju, being her manipulative self, makes a pronouncement intended to make Harry feel guilty enough to apologize, that pronouncement which Harry doesn't believe she will carry out to its end, Harry in turn calling her bluff. Feeling like he has perhaps gone too far, he is convinced by Heather to double down on that bluff or else have her know that she will always be able to manipulate him. With those plays going into night leading to both Harry and Manju having little to no sleep, something happens in the morning to change the face of their standoff. Meanwhile, Stuart is on his way back to Melbourne on a business trip, Liz who, on their last telephone call, stating that they need to talk in Stuart's belief that she had an affair. Liz has to decide exactly how she is going to broach the topic of the "issue" with him. And Ben is finally going on a date about which Ainsley discovers. It isn't so much that he has this date, which he doesn't see as such, but who the date is with. Regardless, Ainsley in particular has to decide if or what to tell Heather.Two Battlers
episode S4.E2 may 2023With the exception of if she doesn't survive the surgery, there is much pressure for Harry to move back in with Manju following her radical hysterectomy to provide her with her necessary care. However, Liz, without even telling Harry, takes it upon herself to convince the somewhat reluctant housemates for Manju to move in temporarily with them, Liz's motives solely to ease her conscience about throwing Harry under the bus with regard to Stuart and deflect attention away from having not being totally forthright with Stuart about her marital indiscretion. In addition to discovering a secret Manju has been hiding, Liz will discover whether her self-directed penance is something to which she can adhere, while Harry has to deal with what ends up being Manju's martyrdom to inflict more guilt on him. Meanwhile, Mel does whatever she can to move her and Ben's "mates only" relationship into the sexual realm. Mel's presence in the house as that predator not only has an effect on Heather, but on Ainsley as well.Four Gummies
episode S4.E4 may 2023Heather's newfound serenity is skewered when her graduation day devolves into chaos.Five Sellers
episode S4.E8 june 2023While everyone in the house is frantically preparing the house to be sold, Heather pulls after finding out two housemates are moving in with her ex-Husband. Harry scatters his mum's ashes with Liz, Simmo finds out about Ainz's pregnancy.
- Five Owners
- Twenty Guests
- Five Lies
- Fifty Years
- Four Meats
- One Bid
- Thirty Open Houses
- Two Mothers
- Nine Feet
- Twenty-Seven Weeks
- One Way
- Two Bluffs
- Two Battlers
- Four Gummies
- Five Sellers
Best moments8
- It's the story of five unlikely allies in life, teaming up and buying a house. It's a grand social experiment with one glaring problem: they'll have to actually live with each other.
- When Ainsley innocently asks the house about their thoughts on private schools, all the fault lines are exposed.
- The gang's plan to buy their new house is upended when Liz runs into her ex-husband and his girlfriend.
- As Ben, Ainsley, Harry and Liz kick off their housewarming celebrations, Heather doses herself up on a concoction to combat her urge to return home.
- In desperate need of surgery he can't afford, Ben weighs up his options - and decides to engage in some light insurance fraud.
- The existence of the house is under threat when a housemate decides to move out and the gang discovers that replacing them is virtually impossible.
- Liz begins to catch on to Heather and Ben's suspicious behavior and an unforeseen medical emergency rocks the worlds of our housemates. Harry embarks on another date with Policeman Pete.
- Following Heather's surprise party, the housemates try to put their differences aside for Mia's visit. What that didn't expect was the household to erupt with the most violent bout of food poisoning.
- Five Owners
- Twenty-Seven Weeks
- Thirty Open Houses
- Twenty Guests
- Nine Feet
- One Way
- Five Lies
- Four Meats