by ▁is ▁a ▁much ▁more ▁influ ential ▁and ▁connected ▁figure ▁in ▁his ▁Moscow ▁ex ile ▁than ▁he ▁apparently ▁was ▁in ▁reality . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁novel , ▁also ▁named ▁The ▁Four th ▁Pro tocol , ▁Phil by ▁is ▁port rayed ▁by ▁Michael ▁Bil ton . ▁In ▁contradiction ▁of ▁historical ▁fact , ▁he ▁is ▁executed ▁by ▁the ▁K GB ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁scene . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Doctor ▁Who ▁novel ▁End game , ▁the ▁Doctor ▁travel s ▁to ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁and ▁matches ▁w its ▁with ▁Phil by ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Cambridge ▁Five . ▁ ▁The ▁Tim ▁Pow ers ▁novel ▁Dec lare ▁( 2 0 0 1 ) ▁is ▁partly ▁based ▁on ▁un exp la ined ▁aspects ▁of ▁Phil by ' s ▁life , ▁providing ▁a ▁super natural ▁context ▁for ▁his ▁behaviour . ▁ ▁The ▁Robert ▁L itt ell ▁novel ▁The ▁Company ▁( 2 0 0 2 ) ▁features ▁Phil by ▁as ▁a ▁conf id ant ▁of ▁former ▁C IA ▁C ounter - Int elligence ▁chief ▁James ▁Ang leton . ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁adapted ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁T NT ▁television ▁three - part ▁series ▁The ▁Company , ▁produced ▁by ▁R id ley ▁Scott , ▁Tony ▁Scott ▁and ▁John ▁Cal ley ; ▁Phil by ▁is ▁port rayed ▁by ▁Tom ▁Holland er . ▁ ▁Phil by ▁appears ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁central ▁ant agon ists ▁in ▁William ▁F . ▁Buck ley ▁Jr .'