I think he was really poorly cast in this instance. He was a three time BAFTA award recipient and he spent a lot of his career in the theatre. I don't remember him in a comedy role before. He was awful in SW.
Notice anything unusual about this song, written about the beauty of the Peak District?
Edit: This song is actually AI generated, it certainly fooled me. It is becoming impossible to tell what's real and what isn't now.