name='Ascoyne D'Ascoyne']In a TV interview Peter Cushing gave his opinion that the character of an actor was bound to come through whatever part he was playing. This might be an interesting topic for discussion.
As for Charlie Drake, I remember reading a contribution on one website (I think it was the old "Wicked Lady") where someone, who had been on the set of one of Drake's films when he had purposely in the course of one of the takes hit one of the supporting actors who he had taken a dislike to over the head hard enough to cause him injury, expressed their utter contempt for him. Furthermore, there have long been rumours of unpleasantness during the filming of "The Cracksman" which caused Dennis Price to quit the picture half-way through. It has been suggested that this was due to a row between Price and George Sanders but Elliot J Huntley, with whom I had the privilege of discussing his biography of Price as it was being written, found no evidence to substantiate this claim; indeed someone who was connected with the film suggested that Price's early exit (although there are those who will claim that the script was written with the early disappearance of Price's character as part of the plot) was due to the influence of Charlie Drake about whom they were somewhat less than complimentary.
(P.S. Elliot elaborates on this matter in his book and, as a second edition is possible, it would be wrong of me to give the full details in my post....another good reason to get Elliot's book when it is, hopefully, re-published.)