Lockerbie: A Search for Truth is a British television drama in five-parts 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 premiered on 2 January 2025 on Sky Atlantic and Now in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and on Peacock in the United States. Each episode's length is around 60 minutes.
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On 21 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 follows the true life story of Jim Swire and his wife Jane in their quest for justice for the victims, who included their daughter Flora.
