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Colin Firth To Star In Sky & Peacock Limited Series ‘Lockerbie’ As Campaigner & Grieving Father Jim Swire


Colin Firth will star as a grieving father in Sky and Peacock’s true-life drama series Lockerbie. The The King’s Speech and A Single Man actor has signed on to play Dr Jim Swire, a man who tr…

Travelling across continents and political divides, Swire embarks on a relentless journey that not only jeopardises his stability, family and life, but completely overturns his trust in the justice system. The limited series will explore events from the disaster and its aftermath, and 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.” Lockerbie will be available on Sky and streaming service Now in the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Austria, and on Peacock in the U.S. NBCUniversal Global Television Distribution will handle international sales of the series.

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