BBC collection. Fictional portrayals He is a recurring character in the Thomas Chaloner series of mystery novels by Susanna Gregory, which show him in a favourable light. He is a recurring character in the Edmund Godfrey series of mystery novels by Mark Francis, which show him as an eminence grise behind Restoration politics He is one of the key characters in Robert Wilton's historical novel Traitor's Field, published on 1 May 2013 (UK) by Corvus, an imprint of Atlantic Books. He is a recurring character in the BBC television series By the Sword Divided, portrayed by actor David Collings He, Samuel Morland, and John Wallis are featured in the historical novel An Instance of the Fingerpost, by Iain Pears. He is a character in the play Cromwell, by Victor Hugo. He is a recurring character in "The Seeker" historical crime series by S G MacLean Notes References Further reading Aubrey, Philip; Mr Secretary Thurloe, Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd, 1989 Peacey, Jason T.; "Order and disorder in Europe: Parliamentary agents and royalist thugs 1649–1650"; The Historical Journal (1997), 40: 953–976 Cambridge University Press (Published online 1 December 1997) Ellis, John; To walk in the dark; Military Intelligence during the English Civil War. The History Press. 2011. External links John Thurloe, Secretary of State, 1616–68 British Civil Wars website Thurloe's 'Collection of State Papers', (edited by Thomas Birch, 1742), as part of British History Online* John Thurloe in Spartacus Educational Encyclopædia Britannica 1616 births 1668 deaths English barristers English spies People from Essex Roundheads English MPs 1654–1655 English MPs 1659 Members of the pre-1707 Parliament of England for the University of Cambridge 17th-century spies Spymasters Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Huntingdonshire