Complex sentence: White Teeth was originally due to become a BBC drama series, however after Channel 4 acquired the rights, it compressed a £3.5 million version of Smith's novel into four one-hour episodes.
Split into simpler sentences: White Teeth was originally due to become a BBC drama series. However, after Channel 4 acquired the rights, it compressed a £3.5 million version of Smith's novel into four one-hour episodes.