Our First Look at Peacock's 'Lockerbie: A Search for Truth' Follows Colin Firth's Quest for Answers

The bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 remains the deadliest terrorist attack in the history of the United Kingdom. On December 21, the plane was en route from Heathrow to JFK when a bomb exploded in its hold over the town of Lockerbie, Scotland. All 243 passengers and 16 crew members were killed, as well as 11 Lockerbie residents who died when large sections of the aircraft crashed into a local neighborhood. The tragedy made headlines worldwide, but what happened in its aftermath is a slightly less well-known story. Peacock intends to correct this with its prestige-feeling true crime series Lockerbie: A Search for Truth.*

(*Not to be confused with Netflix's Lockerbie, which is also in production and planned for a 2025 release.)

While Peacock and Sky's five-part series will undoubtedly cover the bombing itself, it will focus predominantly on the investigation that followed, which saw Dr. Jim Swire, the father of one of the victims, cross both countries and political divides in an attempt to see those responsible for the crime prosecuted. Based on The Lockerbie Bombing: A Father's Search For Justice, Oscar-winner Colin Firth (The Staircase) stars as Swire, whose daughter Flora was killed in the bombing and who, along with his wife Jane, became a spokesperson for the victims.