Lockerbie (TV series)

Lockerbie is an upcoming British drama television series starring Colin Firth. It is about the 1988 flight disaster of Pan Am Flight 103 which was the deadliest terrorist attack in the history of the United Kingdom.

Premise
In December 1988, a Pan Am transatlantic flight from London to New York 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.

Cast

 * Colin Firth as Jim Swire

Production
The series is a co-production between Sky Studios, Peacock and Carnival Films. The development of the series was first reported in February 2022.

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 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.

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.

Filming took place in Scotland in February 2024, in the Friars Brae area of Linlithgow.

Broadcast
The five-part series will be broadcast on Sky Television and streaming service Now TV in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and Peacock in the United States. In Australia, the series is broadcast on Channel 7 and also available in 7Plus for online streaming.