married Johanna Herma Van Buren. The couple separated a few years before his death but were still legally married when he died. On 23 May 1966, he appeared as himself in an episode of the American television series To Tell the Truth, receiving two of four possible votes. Wynne struggled with depression and alcoholism in the aftermath of imprisonment. He died of throat cancer at the Cromwell Hospital in London on 28 February 1990, aged 70. Questions over pre-Penkovsky MI5 work Later in life, Wynne wrote two books about his work for British intelligence: The Man from Moscow (1967) and The Man from Odessa (1981). In these books, Wynne claimed to have been recruited by MI5 as early as the Second World War, long before his work with Penkovsky. Historians question this account. The authors of The Spy Who Saved the World wrote, “He [Wynne] had no previous intelligence experience or training.” Others have made similar assessments, stating that Wynne was a civilian at the time of his recruitment by MI6 in 1960. Portrayal in popular culture Wynne was portrayed by David Calder in the 1985 BBC television serial Wynne and Penkovsky. He was portrayed by Peter Lindford in the 2007 BBC Television docudrama Nuclear Secrets. He was portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch in the 2021 film The Courier. His wife Sheila was portrayed by Jessie Buckley. References Further reading Also published as: Contact on Gorky Street and Wynne and Penkovsky. External links Greville Wynne Picture BBC: Account of Wynne's trial 1919 births 1990 deaths Alumni of the University of Nottingham British expatriates in the Soviet Union British spies against the Soviet Union Deaths from cancer in England Deaths from esophageal cancer MI5 personnel People extradited from the Soviet Union Prisoners and detainees of the Soviet Union Secret Intelligence Service personnel