Lyn Ashley played Drahvin Three in the Doctor Who television story Galaxy 4. She also played the uncredited role of Drahvin Four in the same serial. (DWM 299)
Debuting in an episode of Danger Man in 1961, Ashley then appeared in Emergency – Ward 10, The Odd Man, The Saint, Jason King and Casualty. She also appeared in several episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus, which featured her then-husband Eric Idle.