There are many contenders for the coveted title of "Fifth Beatle." Some qualify due to their brief yet influential period as a fifth musical component of the Beatles' early career. Candidates include Stu Sutcliffe (bass) and Pete Best (drums) and to a lesser degree Chas Newby, who temporarily replaced Sutcliffe on bass, and who declined John Lennon’s request to join the group permanently in Hamburg in favour of returning to University.
Others qualify due to their business relationship with the group, Brian Epstein, 
Neil Aspinall spring to mind. Then you have production candidates: Geoff Emerick, Norman Smith and of course Fifth Beatle extraordinaire, George Martin.
There is one candidate however who fits almost all criteria as Fifth Beatle, and who spent more time with the group than possibly anyone else in his short professional career.
Road manager, bouncer, minder, nursemaid, travelling companion, loyal friend, session musician, talent scout, producer and general dogsbody: step forward, Mr. Fixit, otherwise known as Mal Evans.
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