h ova , ▁a ▁Rus so - Pol ish ▁woman ▁twenty ▁years ▁his ▁junior , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁lived ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁ ▁F iction ▁based ▁on ▁actual ▁events ▁ ▁Phil by , ▁Burg ess ▁and ▁Mac lean , ▁a ▁Gran ada ▁TV ▁drama ▁written ▁by ▁Ian ▁Cur te is ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁covers ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁when ▁British ▁intelligence ▁investig ated ▁Mac lean ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁when ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁cleared ▁Phil by ▁because ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁enough ▁evidence ▁to ▁conv ict ▁him . ▁ ▁Phil by ▁has ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁Mike ▁Ri ple y ' s ▁short ▁story ▁Gold ▁S word ▁published ▁in ▁' John ▁Cre ase y ' s ▁Crime ▁Collection ▁ 1 9 9 0 ' ▁which ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 4 ' s ▁Af ternoon ▁Story ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁D - Day ▁on ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Cambridge ▁Sp ies , ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁four - part ▁BBC ▁drama , ▁rec ount s ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁Phil by , ▁Burg ess , ▁Bl unt ▁and ▁Mac lean ▁from ▁their ▁Cambridge ▁days ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁through ▁the ▁defe ction ▁of ▁Burg ess ▁and ▁Mac lean ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁Phil by ▁is ▁played ▁by