New Sky drama covers the Lockerbie disaster and campaigner Dr Jim Swire's desperate fight for answers.The new five-episode drama Lockerbie: A Search For Truth follows Dr Jim Swire forced to fight for answers about the fatal crash which killed his daughter Flora on December 21, 1988.The GP's daughter Flora travelled on Pan Am Flight 103 to see her American boyfriend when a terrorist bomb on board detonated.
The bomb killed 270 people including 11 people on the ground in the Scottish town of Lockerbie.Colin Firth plays Dr Jim Swire in the new drama, which will be released on Sky and Now on January 2.
The Oscar winner met Jim at his home before he started filming.He recalled about their meeting: "His alertness and intellectual agility were astounding.
The script had a real emotional impact on me. I was overwhelmed by the relentless sadness of his journey."As the new Sky drama airs, this is where the real life Dr Jim Swire is now with his wife Jane and their children.
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