Lockerbie: A Search for Truth

This article is about the Sky Atlantic drama series. For the disaster, see Pan Am Flight 103. For the legal case, see Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial. For the BBC television drama series, see Lockerbie (TV serial).

Lockerbie: A Search for Truth
Genre	Drama
Based on	The Lockerbie Bombing: A Father's Search for Justice by Jim Swire Peter Biddulph
Screenplay by	David Harrower Maryam Hamidi
Directed by	Otto Bathurst Jim Loach
Starring	Colin Firth
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	5
Production
Executive producers	Nigel Marchant Gareth Neame David Harrower Liz Trubridge Jim Sheridan Kirsten Sheridan Oskar Slingerland
Producer	Colin Wratten
Production companies	Universal Content Productions Carnival Films Sky Studios
Original release
Network	Sky Atlantic (United Kingdom) Peacock (United States)

Lockerbie: A Search For Truth is an upcoming British drama television series directed by Otto Bathurst and Jim Loach, based on the 2021 book The Lockerbie Bombing: A Father's Search for Justice by Jim Swire and Peter Biddulph. It stars Colin Firth as Swire, who embarks on a quest for justice after his daughter, Flora, dies on Pan Am Flight 103. It is set to premiere on 2 January 2025 on Sky Atlantic and Now in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and on Peacock in the United States.

Premise

In December 1988, Pan Am Flight 103, a transatlantic flight from London to New York City, was destroyed by a bomb 38 minutes after take-off while flying over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew members. Parts of the aircraft crashed into a residential area, killing an additional 11 people. The series will follow the true life story of Jim Swire (Firth) and his wife Jane in their quest for justice for the victims, who included their daughter Flora.

Cast

• Colin Firth as Jim Swire
• Catherine McCormack as Jane Swire
• Sam Troughton as Murray Guthrie
• Mark Bonnar as Roderick McGill
• Ardalan Esmaili as Abdelbaset al-Megrahi
• Mudar Abbara as Al Amin Khalifa Fhimah
• Guy Henry as Paul Channon
• Nabil Al Raee as Colonel Gaddafi
• Jemma Carlton as Cathy Swire
• Harry Redding as William Swire
• Rosanna Adams as Flora Swire

Production

The series is a co-production between Sky Studios, Peacock and Carnival Films. The development of the series was first reported in February 2022.

Executive producers include Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant for Carnival Films, Sam Hoyle for Sky Studios and David Harrower, Liz Trubridge, Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan and Oskar Slingerland. Hamidi is an associate producer and Brian Kaczynski is a producer. It is based on Dr Jim Swire and Peter Biddulph's book The Lockerbie Bombing: A Father's Search for Justice. The book has been adapted by David Harrower, while Maryam Hamidi is a guest writer on an episode. Directors include Otto Bathurst and Jim Loach.

Colin Firth was reported to be cast in January 2024 as Dr Jim Swire, who lost his daughter in the 1988 flight disaster in which 259 passengers and crew members were killed.

Filming took place in Scotland in February 2024, in the Friars Brae area of Linlithgow.

Release

The five-part series is slated to premiere on 2 January 2025. It will be broadcast on Sky Television and streaming service Now TV in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and Peacock in the United States.

External links

• Lockerbie: A Search for Truth at IMDb