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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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Craig Mathieson The Age (Australia) With a lead performance by Colin Firth that reveals what his character can’t give voice to, this is a cruelly compelling show. Rated: 3.5/5 Jan 3, 2025 Full Review Carol Midgley Times (UK) Mostly the script is respectful and dignified, tackling an extremely knotty and murky story adeptly. Rated: 3/5 Jan 3, 2025 Full Review Lucy Mangan Guardian It is an extraordinary story of one ordinary man’s dedication to a cause. Unfortunately, extraordinary stories do not automatically make good dramas. The five-part miniseries seems in thrall to the book and is suffocated by detail. Rated: 3/5 Jan 2, 2025 Full Review Joel Keller Decider Lockerbie: A Search For The Truth is carried by Colin Firth, but its concentration on one man’s quest for the truth also keeps the show’s writers and producers from drifting into melodrama around a real-life terrorist act. Jan 3, 2025 Full Review Adam Sweeting The Arts Desk It’s a fascinating but bleak and depressing story, which ultimately serves to illustrate the powerlessness of the average citizen in the face of an Establishment prepared to be utterly ruthless in the pursuit of its own interests. Rated: 3/5 Jan 3, 2025 Full Review Chris Wasser Sunday Independent (Ireland) The drama is too broad; the dialogue is too mawkish, and the jumpy timeline doesn’t help. Rated: 2/5 Jan 3, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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şur a Do we need an enemy? There is no problem, it is enough for him to be Arab or Iranian, he may have some merits, it is a real event, but always showing the terrorist Middle East is boring, killing children with planes is terrorism. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/02/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Jan 1, 2025 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 Aired Jan 2, 2025 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 Aired Jan 2, 2025 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 Aired Jan 2, 2025 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 Aired Jan 2, 2025 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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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