No offense to anyone here, but to me, Peel is the quintessential Hammer vampire (more so than C Lee). His mannerism and how he seemed to understand the whole myth of vampirism shone through in his performance as the Baron. He's like a snake; infiltrating himself with his excessive English charm into any household that holds a potential victim for him. Were he still alive and I was making a film on the recent economic crash, I'd cast him as one of the leading bankers involved; a smashing, talented actor.