Lockerbie: A Search For Truth is a new British drama series directed by Otto Bathurst and Jim Loach. It is based on the 2021 book The Lockerbie Bombing: A Father’s Search for Justice by Jim Swire and Peter Biddulph. The story stars Colin Firth as Jim Swire, a father seeking justice after losing his daughter, Flora, in the Pan Am Flight 103 tragedy. The series will premiere on 2 January 2025 on Sky Atlantic and Now in the UK and Ireland, and on Peacock in the US. Here’s the complete list of the cast “Lockerbie: A Search for Truth”:
| Title | Lockerbie: A Search for Truth |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama, Biographical drama |
| Based on | The Lockerbie Bombing: A Father’s Search for Justice by Jim Swire and Peter Biddulph |
| Screenplay by | David Harrower, Maryam Hamidi |
| Directed by | Otto Bathurst, Jim Loach |
| Starring | Colin Firth |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Nigel Marchant, Gareth Neame, David Harrower, Liz Trubridge, Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, Oskar Slingerland |
| Producer | Colin Wratten |
| Production companies | Universal Content Productions, Carnival Films, Sky Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sky Atlantic (United Kingdom), Peacock (United States) |
| Release | 2 January 2025 |
Lockerbie: A Search for Truth Cast:
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Colin Firth | Jim Swire |
| Catherine McCormack | Jane Swire |
| Sam Troughton | Murray Guthrie |
| Jemma Carlton | Cathy Swire |
| Claire Brown | Ellen Walker |
| Harry Redding | William Swire |
| Robert Cavanah | Alistair Campbell |
| Hiftu Quasem | Shona Randall |
| Anton Valensi | John Bedford |
| Frank Crudele | Tony Gauci |
| Ghazi Al Ruffai | Khaled Megrahi |
| Youssef Kerkour | Nabil |
| Tara Abboud | Ghada Megrahi |
| Matt McClure | Barlinnie Guard |
| John Wark | Robert Black |
| John Sackville | Malcolm Redmond |
| Rosanna Adams | Flora Swire |
| Scott Campbell | Town Hall Official |
| Brian Caspe | Rainer Gobel |
| Gianpaolo Venuta | Dearborn Journalist |
| Bryan Bounds | Pierre Salinger |
| Danielle Lewis | Camp Zeist US Reporter |
| Charlie Duncan | Beth Harper |
| Martin Farrell | Armed Police |
| Sarah Slimani | Leila Richardson |
| Shiona Brown | Nightmare Passenger |
| Andy Nyman | Edwin Bollier |
| Mark Bonnar | Roderick McGill |
| Ardalan Esmaili | Abdelbaset al-Megrahi |
| Simon Delaney | Bert Ammerman |
| Selwa Jghalef | Aisha |
| Jason Alan Staines | CID Men (Uncredited) |
Release Date:
The five-part series will start on 2 January 2025. It will air on Sky TV and stream on Now TV in the UK and Ireland and on Peacock in the US.
