Yevgeny Ivanov (spy) Ivanov is portrayed by Jeroen Krabbé in the 1989 film "Scandal" and by Ian Conningham in Andrew Lloyd Webber's stage musical "Stephen Ward the Musical", which opened at the Aldwych Theatre on 19 December 2013. Peter Sellers portrayed Ivanov in British audio comedy "Fool Britannia" (1963). Yevgeny Ivanov (spy) Captain Yevgeny Mikhailovich Ivanov (; 11 January 1926 – 17 January 1994), also known as Eugene Ivanov, was a naval attaché at the Soviet Embassy in London during the early 1960s, and was also engaged in espionage. His affair with Christine Keeler resulted in another of her lovers, John Profumo, resigning
Christine Keeler her relationship with Profumo ended, Keeler was sexually involved with several partners, including jazz singer Aloysius "Lucky" Gordon and jazz promoter Johnny Edgecombe. There was considerable jealousy between the two men; in one quarrel, Edgecombe slashed Gordon's face with a knife. When Keeler ended the relationship with Edgecombe, in December 1962, he turned up at Ward's house in Wimpole Mews, where she was temporarily seeking refuge, and fired five shots at the building. His arrest and subsequent trial brought Keeler to public attention and provided the impetus from which the scandal known as the "Profumo affair" developed. After initially denying