Drawing on from the success of "Come Outside", Richard was taken on by the Lom Artists agency and Richard's first role with her new agent was in the sitcom "Bulldog Breed" with Amanda Barrie for Granada Television before starring as Susan Sullivan, a receptionist, in five episodes of "Harpers West One", an ATV television drama series about a fictional department store. Richard then went on to appear in series such as "Danger Man", "No Hiding Place", "Hugh and I" and "The Contact" with John Hurt. In 1965, Richard appeared in an episode of the original "Likely Lads" series as a household cleaner saleswoman called Lynn. Richard appears in a scene cut from the released version of The Beatles movie "Help!" (1965). She also had a small role as a nurse in "Doctor in Clover" (1966).