Richard first became familiar to television audiences in 1967 playing teenage supermarket till girl Joyce Harker, a regular character, in "The Newcomers" until the show's end in 1969. After "The Newcomers" ended, Richard had a recurring role as Edith Parish, Private Walker's usherette girlfriend in "Dad's Army" from 1970 to 1973, and had roles in several popular television series including "Up Pompeii!", "Please Sir!" and "On the Buses" before appearing in "Both Ends Meet", a sitcom about a sausage factory with Dora Bryan.