Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: A BBC adaptation , starring Julia Sawalha , Olivia Hallinan , Brendan Coyle and Dawn French , began on BBC One in the UK on 13 January 2008 .
Simplified: A ten-part BBC adaptation , starring Dawn French and others , began on BBC One in the UK on 13 January 2008 .