She first appeared on television in 1971, before landing BBC Television drama roles roles including Kschessinska in Fall of Eagles and Lisa Colbert in Secret Army (1977–78).
Francis Bacon | Francis I of France | Francis Ford Coppola | Pope Francis | Connie Francis | Francis I | Francis Poulenc | Francis of Assisi | Francis Drake | Richard Francis Burton | Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor | Jan van Eyck | Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts | Jan Hammer | Francis | Francis Xavier | Jan Peerce | James Francis Edward Stuart | Jan Hus | Francis Scott Key | Jan Mayen | St. Francis Xavier University | Francis Crick | Jan Guillou | Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor | Francis Galton | Jan Smuts | Jan Fabre | Francis Toye | Francis II |
Each episode featured, apart from Palin, well-known guest actors including Ian Ogilvy, Kenneth Colley, Liz Smith, Roy Kinnear, Frank Middlemass, Iain Cuthbertson, John Le Mesurier, Jan Francis, Denholm Elliott, Harold Innocent, Richard Vernon, Joan Sanderson and others.
As well being voiced by Rob Rackstraw and Jan Francis, the other characters are voiced by Maria Darling and Jimmy Hibbert.