▁drama ▁Tra itor ▁star red ▁John ▁Le ▁Mes ur ier ▁as ▁Ad rian ▁Harris , ▁a ▁character ▁lo os ely ▁based ▁on ▁Kim ▁Phil by . ▁ ▁John ▁le ▁Car ré ▁dep ict s ▁a ▁Phil by - like ▁upper - class ▁tra itor ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁novel ▁T ink er ▁T ail or ▁Sold ier ▁Sp y . ▁The ▁novel ▁has ▁been ▁adapted ▁as ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁TV ▁min is eries , ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁film , ▁and ▁radio ▁dram atis ations ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁In ▁real ▁life , ▁Phil by ▁had ▁ended ▁le ▁Car ré ' s ▁intelligence ▁officer ▁career ▁by ▁bet ray ing ▁his ▁British ▁agent ▁cover ▁to ▁the ▁Rus si ans . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁book ▁The ▁J igs aw ▁Man ▁by ▁Dor othe a ▁Ben nett ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁film ▁ad a ption ▁of ▁it , ▁The ▁J igs aw ▁Man , ▁" S ir ▁Philip ▁Kim ber ly " ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Secret ▁Service ▁who ▁defect ed ▁to ▁Russia , ▁who ▁is ▁then ▁given ▁pl astic ▁surg ery ▁and ▁sent ▁back ▁to ▁Britain ▁on ▁a ▁sp y ▁mission . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁cover ▁name ▁of ▁' M ow g li ' ▁Phil by ▁appears ▁in ▁Dun can ▁K yle ' s ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁thr iller ▁Black ▁Cam el ot ▁published ▁in ▁ 1