Complex sentence: Around 1999, Parkin joined Virgin alumni Rebecca Levene and Gareth Roberts to work on the production team of television soap "Emmerdale", though he also once appeared as an extra in the series.
Split into simpler sentences: Around 1999, Parkin joined Virgin alumni Rebecca Levene and Gareth Roberts to work on the production team of television soap "Emmerdale". He also once appeared as an extra in the series.