McBurney then went into the ongoing role of plain-Jane secretary Jane Fowler in "The Box" in late 1975, and later played the brief role of Jodi in "Number 96". Subsequently, she became immensely popular playing the part of nurse Tania Livingston in "The Young Doctors". She played the role from 1977 until the series ended in 1982. She followed this with another popular character, that of breezy romantic Sandra "Pixie" Mason in Prisoner. She played Pixie on a recurring basis from 1983–85. In later years she appeared in a few episodes of "Always Greener".