After this, he worked consistently in many popular television series including On the Buses, Man About the House, George and Mildred, Doctor in Charge and UFO.
Following appearances in Spooner's Patch, Bottle Boys and Upstairs Downstairs, in 1992, Lyons starred in the detective series A Touch of Frost opposite David Jason as DS George Toolan, a role he would play until the show's end in 2010.
Continuing his long and successful theatre career, in September 2005, Lyons joined the cast of the world's longest-running play, The Mousetrap, in London's West End.
He is, also, a regular performer in Pantomime throughout the country, and appeared in the role of "King Crumble" in Sleeping Beauty at the Marina Theatre, Lowestoft in December 2015.
[3] Born a true Cockney from the East End of London, Lyons had to take elocution lessons every morning at drama school to remove his accent.