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Limited Series – Lockerbie: A Search for Truth

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Dr. Jim Swire searches for justice following the death of his daughter Flora in one of the worst air disasters in history: the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. On December 21, 1988, 259 passengers and crew, as well as 11 residents on the ground, were killed when a plane exploded over the quiet town of Lockerbie, Scotland. Thirteen years later, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was convicted of the crime and later released on compassionate grounds. In the wake of Flora's death, Jim is named head of the UK victims' group and, after years of relentless campaigning, becomes instrumental in bringing Megrahi to trial. However, Jim's absolute trust in the justice system is sullied forever when he comes to believe, to his horror, that Megrahi could be innocent. As the truth shifts under Jim's feet, his life starts to crumble, losing his job and ignoring his living family for this crusade for truth and his desire to find those responsible for her death.

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Nick Hilton Independent (UK) At the core of this is Colin Firth, who presents Dr Swire as a man of quiet integrity engaged in an almost fanatical pursuit of understanding. Rated: 4/5 Dec 31, 2024 Full Review Nick Curtis London Evening Standard This is a thoroughly decent, even honourable attempt to remind us what the Lockerbie atrocity was, and why it matters that it remains unresolved. Rated: 3/5 Dec 28, 2024 Full Review Taylor Gates Collider Colin Firth gives a powerful and moving performance as a grieving father investigating a deadly terrorist attack in this series based on a true story. Rated: 7/10 Dec 31, 2024 Full Review M.N. Miller FandomWire Lockerbie: A Search for the Truth, is riveting and undeniably powerful. Rated: 8/10 Dec 31, 2024 Full Review Jonathon Wilson Ready Steady Cut After a couple of episodes, though, it becomes clear that there are too many potential elements at play – including an incredibly complex scapegoating of Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya – for a single perspective to truly be enough. Rated: 2.5/5 Dec 30, 2024 Full Review Alison Rowat The Herald (Scotland) In leaving many questions unanswered the makers could be hoping that interest will be rekindled. Yet the opposite might be true. Viewers, stunned by the case’s complexities as set out here, might conclude the truth will never fully emerge. Dec 28, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Episodes

Episode 1 Airs Wed Jan 1 After losing his daughter in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, Dr. Jim Swire begins a quest for truth, searching for why this was allowed to happen and who exactly was responsible for his daughter's death. Details Episode 2 Airs Thu Jan 2 As Jim continues his campaign for truth and justice, two suspects are indicted for the bombing, and his focus shifts to bring the men to trial. Details Episode 3 Airs Thu Jan 2 After 12 long years, the Lockerbie trial finally begins; but as the trial unfolds, Jim gradually questions the official evidence against the suspects. Details Episode 4 Airs Thu Jan 2 Convinced they have the wrong man, Jim grows closer to the convicted Abdelbaset al-Megrahi; as he embeds himself within Megrahi's appeal case and the conspiracy theories swirling around it, he becomes increasingly isolated from his family. Details Episode 5 Airs Thu Jan 2 Jim is left at a loss when Megrahi gives up his appeal in return for release on compassionate grounds; questioning everything he has come to believe, Jim wonders if he will ever know the truth. Details
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Lockerbie: A Search for Truth — Limited Series

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Season Info

Director
Otto Bathurst, Jim Loach
Creator
David Harrower
Executive Producer
Gareth Neame, Nigel Marchant, Sam Hoyle, David Harrower, Otto Bathurst, Liz Trubridge, Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, Oskar Slingerland
Screenwriter
David Harrower, Maryam Hamidi
Network
Peacock
Genre
Drama, History
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jan 1, 2025