Sentence 1: In 1994 , John Hadfield played the part of Professor Pollux in the BBC TV adaptation of the Crowden novel '' Love on a Branch Line '' .
Sentence 2: In 1994 , John Hadfield played the role of Professor Pollux in the BBC - TV - Adaptation of the Crowden - novel '' Love on a Branch Line '' .

Do these two sentences convey the same information?

Choose from: a. no; b. yes;
b.