Complex sentence: The story has been filmed on three occasions: in 1918 and 1930, in both the silent and sound eras, and in 2005 was adapted for television by British writer and producer Ashley Pharoah, starring Keeley Hawes as Fancy Day and James Murray as Dick Dewy.
Split into simpler sentences: The story has been filmed in 1918 and 1930 in both the silent and sound eras. It starred Keeley Hawes as Fancy Day and James Murray as Dick Dewy.