Richard left for London Weekend Television under Greg Dyke and filmed numerous Saturday night TV Specials for ITV. His guests included Status Quo, Brian May, Elkie Brooks, The Moody Blues, Marc Cohn, Buffy St Marie, Joe Pasquale, Juan Martin, Julia Fordham, Chris de Burgh and many others. An additional series with Jim Davidson "Wednesday At 8" made him a popular guest during this period from 1985 to 1995. His guest-spots are almost endless; "Surprise Surprise" with Cilla Black - "The Gloria Hunniford Show" - "The Jim Davidson Show" - "Des O'Connor Show" - "Live From Her Majesty's" - "Live From Piccadilly" - "Summertime Special with Michael Barrymore" - "Live From The Palladium with Roy Orbison" - "The Comedians" - "Magpie" - "Celebrity Snooker" and "Fish o'Mania with Steve Davis" - "Pebble Mill At One" - "Saturday Night At The Mill" - "That's Entertainment with Kenny Everett and Julian Clary" - "Crosswits" - "The Tom O'Connor Show" - "The Parkinson Show with Tommy Steele" and many more. He received a BAFTA Nomination as TV Entertainer Of The Year.