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{{Short description|Upcoming British television series}}
{{About|the Sky Atlantic drama series|the disaster|Pan Am Flight 103 |the legal case|Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial|the BBC television drama series|Lockerbie (TV serial)}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox television
| image                =
| genre                = [[Drama (film and television)|Drama]]
| creator              =
| based_on             = {{Based on|''The Lockerbie Bombing: A Father's Search for Justice''|[[Jim Swire]]|Peter Biddulph}}
| writer               =
| screenplay           = {{Plainlist|
* David Harrower
* Maryam Hamidi
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| story                =
| director             = {{Plainlist|
* [[Otto Bathurst]]
* [[Jim Loach]]
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| starring             = [[Colin Firth]]
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| country              = United Kingdom
| language             = English
| num_series           = 1
| num_episodes         = 5
| executive_producer   = {{Plainlist|
* Nigel Marchant
* Gareth Neame
* David Harrower
* Liz Trubridge
* Jim Sheridan
* Kirsten Sheridan
* Oskar Slingerland
}}
| producer             = Colin Wratten
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| company              = {{Plainlist|
* [[Universal Content Productions]]
* [[Carnival Films]]
* [[Sky Studios]]
}}
| budget               =
| network              = [[Sky Atlantic]] (United Kingdom)<br>[[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] (United States)
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'''''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 (streaming service)|Now]] in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and on [[Peacock (streaming service)|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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Szalai |first=Georg |date=23 January 2024 |title=Colin Firth to Star in Peacock, Sky Limited Series 'Lockerbie |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/colin-firth-lockerbie-series-peacock-sky-1235804426/ |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>
==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<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lockerbie: The Cast & Characters |url=https://www.sky.com/watch/lockerbie/cast-and-characters |access-date=29 July 2024 |website=www.sky.com}}</ref>
==Production==
The series is a co-production between [[Sky Studios]], [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] and [[Carnival Films]]. The development of the series was first reported in February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldbart |first=Max |date=24 February 2022 |title=Sky & Peacock Behind Miniseries About Notorious Lockerbie Disaster; Oscar-Nominated Jim And Kirsten Sheridan To Write |url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/sky-peacock-lockerbie-drama-1234959299/ |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>
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 [[Jim Swire|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]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shafer |first=Ellise |date=23 January 2024 |title=Colin Firth to Star in 'Lockerbie' Series About 1988 Flight Disaster From Sky and Peacock |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/colin-firth-lockerbie-series-1988-flight-disaster-sky-peacock-1235883154/amp/ |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=Variety}}</ref>
[[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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah |first=Katelyn |date=23 January 2024 |title=Colin Firth to star in new Sky Lockerbie disaster drama |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/colin-firth-lockerbie-drama-star-newsupdate/ |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=Radio Times}}</ref>
Filming took place in [[Scotland]] in February 2024, in the Friars Brae area of [[Linlithgow]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Buchanan |first=Jill |date=8 February 2024 |title=Flight 103: Film crew in Linlithgow to work on Lockerbie bombing TV series |url=https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/people/flight-103-film-crew-in-linlithgow-to-work-on-lockerbie-bombing-tv-series-4510224 |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=Falkirk Herald}}</ref>
==Release==
The five-part series is slated to premiere on 2 January 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goldbart |first=Max |date=14 October 2024 |title='Lockerbie: A Search for Truth': Peacock & Sky Unveil Trailer For Colin Firth Series |url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/lockerbie-a-search-for-truth-peacock-sky-trailer-colin-firth-1236114870/ |access-date=14 October 2024 |work=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> It will be broadcast on [[Sky UK|Sky Television]] and streaming service [[Now (Sky)|Now TV]] in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whittock |first=Jesse |date=23 January 2024 |title=Colin Firth To Star In Sky & Peacock Limited Series 'Lockerbie' As Campaigner & Grieving Father Jim Swire |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/colin-firth-lockerbie-sky-peacock-limited-series-casting-1235801711/amp/ |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>
== References ==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|31029686}}
{{Sky Atlantic}}
{{Peacock (streaming service)}}
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