Career
He also owns and runs "the largest amusement park in the South West of England", Fun City, Brean and also works as a consultant for television productions. Cadell"s involvement with Sooty began with the last series of Sooty & Company, where he and Liana Bridges worked at the titular store as employees. A television presenter, screenwriter and producer, in June 2008, Sooty"s 60th Anniversary, Richard bought the rights for Sooty through his new company, Cadells Limited.
As well as touring with a new live show, reusing a script written by Matthew Corbett, Richard has also proposed three new television shows for the brand, including a sitcom-type format - similar to how previous Sooty shows have been made - featuring the gang working in a handyman agency, a studio-based live variety show and a pre-school game show.
He is the brother of soap opera actress Helen Pearson. She guest starred in the latest series of Sooty as a professional dancer named Dame Helena Pearsona.
