Complex sentence: The television first series, containing eight episodes, was broadcast between 19th January and 22nd March 1976 and the second series, containing five episodes, was broadcast between 26th May and 23rd June of the same year.
Split into simpler sentences: The television first series, containing eight episodes, was broadcast between 19th January and 22nd March 1976. The second series, containing five episodes, was broadcast between 26th May and 23rd June of the same year.