Complex sentence: He starred as Robert Greene in series one (2016) and series two (2017) of Upstart Crow, a BBC 2 sitcom about Shakespeare, written by Ben Elton, co-stars included David Mitchell, Harry Enfield, Rob Rouse, Gemma Whelan and Liza Tarbuck.
Split into simpler sentences: He starred as Robert Greene in series one (2016) and series two (2017) of "Upstart Crow", a BBC 2 sitcom about Shakespeare, written by Ben Elton. His co-stars included David Mitchell, Harry Enfield, Rob Rouse, Gemma Whelan and Liza Tarbuck.