Lockerbie: A Search for Truth

Lockerbie: A Search for Truth

ENDED1 Seasons5 Episodes7.1
NetworkSky Atlantic
First AiredJan 2, 2025
Last AiredJan 30, 2025
GenreDrama
Created ByDavid Harrower

Dr. Jim Swire tragically loses his daughter when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over a small town on December 21, 1988. Travelling across continents and political divides, Swire embarks on a relentless journey that not only jeopardizes his stability, family and life, but completely overturns his trust in the justice system. As the truth shifts under Jim’s feet, his view of the world is left forever sullied.

Cast

Colin Firth
Colin Firth
Jim Swire
Catherine McCormack
Catherine McCormack
Jane Swire
Ardalan Esmaili
Ardalan Esmaili
Abdelbaset Al Megrahi
Sam Troughton
Sam Troughton
Murray Guthrie
Jemma Carlton
Jemma Carlton
Cathy Swire
Harry Redding
Harry Redding
William Swire

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 5 episodes

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Episode 1
E1Episode 1
Jan 2, 202562m8.1
When Dr Jim Swire discovers his daughter, Flora, has been killed in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, he begins to search for answers. Desperate to know why this was allowed to happen, and exactly who was responsible, Jim starts to ruffle the feathers of authoritative figures in order to get them working.
Episode 2
E2Episode 2
Jan 9, 202555m7.8
As Jim continues his campaign for truth and justice, two suspects – Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Al Amin Khalifa Fhimah – are indicted for the bombing, believed to be Libyan Intelligence Agents. Now his focus has to shift to the fight to bring the men to trial.
Episode 3
E3Episode 3
Jan 16, 202557m8.0
Jumping forward to 2000 and the Lockerbie trial finally begins after 12 long years. But as the trial begins at Camp Zeist, a former US military base in Utrecht, The Netherlands, Jim begins to question the official evidence against the suspects. Have they got the right men for the crime?
Episode 4
E4Episode 4
Jan 23, 202548m7.7
After coming to believe the authorities have got the wrong man behind the bombing, Jim grows closer to the convicted Abdelbaset al-Megrahi. Soon, he embeds himself within Megrahi’s appeal case, as well as the conspiracy theories swirling around it. But by doing so, Jim finds himself increasingly isolated from his family.
Episode 5
E5Episode 5
Jan 30, 202549m8.0
It’s now 2009, over 21 years since the bombing, and Jim is left at a loss when Megrahi gives up on his appeal attempt. In return, the sickly Megrahi is released on compassionate grounds. Questioning everything he has come to believe, Jim wonders if he’ll ever know the truth about what happened.

About Lockerbie: A Search for Truth

Lockerbie: A Search for Truth is a drama series on Sky Atlantic. The show first aired on Jan 2, 2025 and currently has 1 season and 5 episodes. Lockerbie: A Search for Truth has ended after 1 seasons. It has a rating of 7.1/10 based on 74 votes. The cast includes Colin Firth, Catherine McCormack, Ardalan Esmaili, Sam Troughton, Jemma Carlton. Created by David Harrower.

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