Complex sentence: In 2011 she appeared in a series of Direct Line Insurance adverts playing an eccentric customer and also began co-starring in the crime drama "Scott & Bailey" which has been renewed for a second series.
Split into simpler sentences: In 2011 she appeared in a series of Direct Line Insurance adverts playing an eccentric customer. She is currently co-starring in the crime drama "Scott & Bailey" which has been renewed for a second series.