The Bombing of Pan Am 103: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

On 21 December 1988, flight Pan Am 103 was en route from Heathrow to JFK when a bomb exploded in its hold over the small Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing 270 people, including 43 British citizens and 190 Americans. It was the worst ever terror attack on British soil and the first major one on US citizens.

The Bombing of Pan Am 103 focuses on the investigation into the crash on both sides of the Atlantic and the devastating effect it had on the small town and the families who lost loved ones. From the initial exhaustive search for evidence on the ground in Scotland, via the US and Malta to the trial at Camp Zeist in 2000, the drama takes us right up to the most recent indictment at the end of 2022.

Series details

• Title: The Bombing of Pan Am 103
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, History
• Premiere date: 2025-05-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-06-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 70259
• IMDb ID: tt13592494
• TVDB ID: 456595

Cast and credited roles

• Connor Swindells — DS Ed McCusker
• Patrick J. Adams — Dick Marquise
• Lauren Lyle — June McCusker
• Phyllis Logan — Moira Shearer
• Tony Curran — DCI Harry Bell
• Eddie Marsan — Tom Thurman
• Nicholas Gleaves — Allen Feraday
• Merritt Wever — Kathryn Turman
• Peter Mullan — DCS John Orr
• James Harkness — Sandy Gay
• Douglas Hodge — Stuart Henderson
• Kevin McKidd — Tom McCulloch

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-05-18; final listed air date 2025-06-02; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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