Complex sentence: The programme retains a loyal fanbase and it is felt to have paved the way for the later BBC sitcom "My Family", which focuses around the same family unit, and was originally broadcast in a similar time slot to 2point4 Children.
Split into simpler sentences: The programme retains a loyal fanbase and it is felt to have paved the way for the later BBC sitcom "My Family", which focuses around the same family unit. Additionally, My Family was originally broadcast in a similar time slot to 2point4 Children.