Complex sentence: Towards the end of 1980 the trio were approached by ITV to do their own show, plans went through and The Rod Jane and Freddy show aired its first episode on 15 January 1981.
Split into simpler sentences: Towards the end of 1980, the trio were approached by ITV to do their own show. Plans went through, and The Rod, Jane and Freddy Show aired its first episode on 15 January 1981.