Mr. Rory Coveney:

He was supportive of the project and the producers. He just did not see a role for himself in it. The show, as it was written, was not about “The Late Late Toy Show”. It was about a family on toy show night, so there was never a character in the show for him. It was a very particular interpretation of toy show night and what happens in Ireland in a community, so there was no obvious role for him in it. There were discussions with the two producers and Ryan about it and he just declined to get involved.