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Just wondering about these Fivehouse films?
Just wondering if you have any references about the various Alan Fivehouse film articles you are creating? Remarkably little, in the sense of none, evidence that they ever existed on Google orIMDB, which is a bit odd, especially, for example, for the one which was a Joh Frankenheimer film? FlowerpotmaN &middot;( t ) 01:43, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Bring back the Fivehouse!!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.129.115.2 (talk) 01:20, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Actually, stunad, it's John Frankenheimer. What kind of evidence do you want? The original screenplays? The reel numbers? The Twentieth Century Fox production numbers and balance sheets?

Gene Siskel once commented, “The most underwhelming film saga never to be released.” That’s how one might describe the exploits of one of England’s most resourceful detectives. An amalgamation of Agatha Christies’ Hercule Poirot and Ian Fleming’s Hugo Drax, Fivehouse was ironically played by the gifted actor who brought the latter character to life – Michael Lonsdale.

The tales featured themes of murder, intrigue, suspense, revenge, bewilderment, and culinary lust. Brought to you by underappreciated Amercian writer Frederick S. Loftybeck – who never visited the U.K. prior to conceiving the original story – in full glory, he captured the essence of the quintessential London detective. With sharp-witted Drax-like dialogue, he created a mythos that some have perplexingly spent years studying. “I don’t know why – but it works,” often quipped Loftybeck. “I basically wrote Fivehouse on a dare from a school friend. There was this kid we went to school with who looked remarkably like a younger, smaller version of Michael Lonsdale. They both had the same oversized forehead, signature black moustache and goatee. The only distinction that wasn’t carried over was the lisp. The real kid had this godawful lisp in which we used to goof on,” relayed Loftybeck.

Regretfully, Loftybeck never fully realized the appreciation of the myriad of fans around the world. In 2002, he died while relieving himself of bodily excrement, dining at a Las Vegas taco establishment. His legacy goes on, as does the legacy of a man called: ALAN FIVEHOUSE

The Feature Film Series

ALAN FIVEHOUSE (1979) Directed by John Frankenheimer. While investigating a local murder, Scotland Yard Inspector Alan Fivehouse (Michael Lonsdale) teams up with an American reporter (James Franciscus) to uncover a much larger plot to blow up Parliament during a crucial vote. Peter Cushing, Nigel Hawthorne, Olivia Hussey, Alan Badel

THE RETURN OF ALAN FIVEHOUSE (1981) Scotland Yard Detective Alan Fivehouse (Michael Lonsdale) is entangled with a French Police investigation of the theft of several tons of sodium chloride. Louis Jordan, Corrinne Cleary, Alan Bates.

REVENGE OF ALAN FIVEHOUSE (1984) After his wife is murdered, Scotland Yard inspector Alan Fivehouse (Michael Lonsdale) avenges her death by tracking down the perpetrators, contemplating whether or not to bring them to justice or eliminating their lives. Suzannah York, Robbie Coltrane, Ian Holm, Patrick Stewart.

THE ALAN FIVEHOUSE MURDERS (1986) A series of murders of British industrialists piques the interest of Scotland Yard detective Alan Fivehouse (Michael Lonsdale) and his partner (Simon Ward) in this mystery classic. Helen Mirren, Edward Fox, Michael Palin, Susan Fleetwood.

THE MASK OF ALAN FIVEHOUSE (1988) Directed by John McTiernan. Scotland Yard Chief Inspector Alan Fivehouse (Michael Lonsdale), with the help of his son Nigel (Nicholas Rowe) tracks down a maniacal serial killer, whose calling card is a half-eaten pear left on his victims. Charles Dance, Fionnula Flanagan, Willem Dafoe.

SON OF ALAN FIVEHOUSE (1990) Scotland Yard Detective Nigel Fivehouse (Nicholas Rowe) tracks a schizophrenic jewel thief (Alan Bates) across Europe. Alan Rickman, Bob Hoskins, Miranda Richardson, Steven Berkoff.

WHO WEEPS FOR ALAN FIVEHOUSE? (1994) Chief Inspector Alan Fivehouse (Michael Lonsdale) is back as he is sent to Italy to help in a joint investigation of the mysterious death of a top sports car manufacturer. Roberto Benigni, Ian McKellan, Abigail Hopkins.

The following was an American effort to jumpstart the franchise, which never quite found its niche audience in the states.

ALAN FIVEHOUSE (2005) US Remake of smash British police procedural series features San Francisco Inspector Alan Fivehouse (Edward Norton) tracking down a psychopathic cult led by a socio-maniacal (Heath Ledger) misanthrope whose calling card is a half-eaten loaf of sourdough bread left on each of the victims. Mark Ruffalo, Delroy Lindo, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Anthony Zerbe.