He received his OBE in 1975, the same year he appeared in the Dad’s Army sketch at the Royal Variety Performance. Dunn was well known for his outspoken socialist views, which rubbed colleague Lowe the wrong way. Lowe was reportedly “very political” and right-wing according to a close friend, and even met Conservative leaders and prime ministers Ted Heath and Margaret Thatcher. The pair tried to avoid talking about politics on set, until Dunn’s OBE award in 1975.
