Lockerbie: A Search for Truth
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Season 1:
Ended on January 30, 2025 -
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"A father's pursuit of justice against the backdrop of international tragedy."
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Season: 1
| # | Air Date | Episode Name | Watched? |
|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | Jan 02, 2025 | Episode 1 | |
| E2 | Jan 09, 2025 | Episode 2 | |
| E3 | Jan 16, 2025 | Episode 3 | |
| E4 | Jan 23, 2025 | Episode 4 | |
| E5 | Jan 30, 2025 | Episode 5 |
Production Note - Limited Series
Production Type: Limited Series
Lockerbie: A Search for Truth is a standalone Limited Series that concluded its 5-episode run in January 2025. The production represents a high-profile collaboration between Sky and Peacock, featuring Academy Award winner Colin Firth in the lead role of Dr. Jim Swire. This dramatization focuses on the decades-long pursuit of justice following the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 disaster, utilizing a significant budget to recreate the international scope of the investigation across Scotland, London, and Libya.
The project was designed as a definitive limited event because it adapts a specific biographical account of a historical tragedy. By centering the narrative on the personal archives and the published memoir of Jim Swire, the creators established a clear thematic arc that moves from the initial grief of the bombing to the complexities of the legal trials and the eventual search for accountability. This singular focus on a real-world legal and personal saga ensures the story reaches a natural conclusion, leaving no room for subsequent seasons or narrative expansion.
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Technical Details
- Network: Sky Atlantic (UK)
- Seasons: 1
- Years: 2025 - 2025
- Genre: Drama, Mini-Series
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