Sky has released a teaser trailer for Lockerbie: A Search For Truth, a new series heading to the UK broadcaster in the new year. It will air on Peacock stateside. The Lockerbie TV series airs in the UK from 2nd January.
Colin Firth leads the cast of the limited series that explores how a father, driven by love and loss, risks everything in the wake of Lockerbie – one of the world’s worst terrorist attacks.
A full synopsis is below.
Inspired by the true-life story, on December 21, 1988, 259 passengers and crew were killed when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie 38 minutes after take-off, with a further 11 residents losing their life as the plane came down over the quiet, Scottish town. In the wake of the disaster & his daughter’s death, Dr Jim Swire (Colin Firth), is nominated the spokesperson for the UK victims’ families, who have united to demand truth and justice. Traveling across continents and political divides, Jim 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 changed.
The Lockerbie TV series is based upon the book The Lockerbie Bombing: A Father’s Search for Justice by Jim Swire and Peter Biddulphis and is comprised of five episodes. Otto Bathurst and Jim Loach direct episodes which the series was created by David Harrower who has penned the likes of Uma (and the play which it is based on) in recent years.
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We saw some set images from this series on the BBC back in March but this is the first footage we’ve seen officially.
Sky TV and Carnival Films are behind the project. Also among the impressive cast is Catherine McCormack, Rosanna Adams, Jemma Carlton, Harry Redding, Sam Troughton, Mark Bonner, Ardalan Esmaili, and Selwa Jghalef.
Watch the trailer below.
