COLIN Firth is set to star in a Sky series focused on the Lockerbie disaster.
The five-part series entitled Lockerbie will be based on the 1988 disaster and the search for justice by Dr Jim Swire and his wife Jane.
Multi-award winning Firth will portray Swire, who tragically lost his beloved daughter, Flora, in the devastating event and has doggedly pursued justice with his wife ever since.
Exploring events from the disaster and its aftermath, Lockerbie is set to provide an “intimate account of a man, a husband, and a father who risks everything in memory of his daughter and the unflinching pursuit of truth and justice”.
Renowned Scottish playwright David Harrower will work on the series as lead writer while Bafta winning Otto Bathurst – of Peaky Blinders and The Winter King – will be lead director.
The five-part series is a co-production between Carnival Films, which is part of Universal International Studios, and Sky Studios.
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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 lives as the plane came down over the Scottish town.
In the wake of the disaster and his daughter Flora’s death, Swire is the nominated spokesperson for the UK victims’ families, who have united to demand truth and justice.
Travelling across continents and political divides, the series will follow Jim who embarks on a relentless journey that not only jeopardises his stability, family and life, but completely overturns his trust in the justice system.
Production on the series will commence in early 2024.
It will be based on the book The Lockerbie Bombing: A Father’s Search for Justice by Swire and Peter Biddulph, along with multiple other sources.
Lockerbie will be available on Sky and streaming service Now in the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Austria, and on Peacock in the US.
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