Complex sentence: The novel was also used as the basis for a television sitcom series of the 1970s starring Jeff Rawle, it has never been rerun but the first series is due to be realsed on DVD on 14th August 2006.
Split into simpler sentences: The novel was also used as the basis for a television sitcom series of the 1970s starring Jeff Rawle. It has never been rerun, although the first series is due to be released on DVD in August 2006.