after a small part as 'girl in bath' in "play for today" in 1980 she appeared in the 1980 miniseries "to serve them all my days", following this she had several one off appearances and small parts until she took the role of 'kate' in both series of the sitcom "dear john" (1986–87). following "dear john" she played martha in "the bretts" (1987–88) during which she acted alongside her future husband, hugh fraser and during the same period also appeared as sheila walsh in "bust". lang also had a lead part in the television series "inspector alleyn mysteries" in which she played the artist agatha troy between 1990 and 1994.