LOCKERBIE: A SEARCH FOR TRUTH (s1)
Thursday, January 2 at 8.30pm and watch On Demand
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In December 1988, the UK faced its deadliest terrorist attack when Pan Am Flight 103 headed for New York City and was bombed just 38 minutes after take-off from London. The plane crashed into the small Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing everyone on board. Among the victims were 43 British citizens and 190 Americans, causing a ripple of grief that stretched across continents.
Now, almost 40 years later, Lockerbie: A Search for Truth revisits the tragedy and the far-reaching repercussions it had on those left behind. The powerful five-part drama follows Dr Jim Swire (Colin Firth) and his wife Jane (Catherine McCormack), whose daughter Flora was among the victims. Devastated, Swire emerged as the spokesperson…