Complex sentence: By 1999, Granada, Yorkshire Television and Tyne tees dropped the series entirely, opting for local programming instead, while Border switched the series to 17.10 slot by 2001 it was back in the afternoon slot until it dropped in the summer of 2003.
Split into simpler sentences: By 1999, Granada, Yorkshire Television and Tyne tees dropped the series entirely, opting for local programming instead. Border started showing the series in the afternoon, before switching to 17.10 slot around 1999, by 2001 it was back in the afternoon slot until it dropped in the summer of 2003.