Episode 1
21 December 1988. A bomb detonates on board Pan Am flight 103 above Lockerbie. The attack kills 270 people. The Scottish police and FBI must join forces to find the perpetrators.
On 21 December 1988, a bomb detonates on board Pan Am flight 103 above Lockerbie, Scotland. The attack kills 270 people and shocks the world. The Scottish police and FBI must join forces to find the perpetrators. The Bombing of Pan Am 103 is a six-part factual drama based on the real events surrounding the Lockerbie disaster and the international investigation to find those responsible for the attack and bring them to justice.
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Trailer: Series 1
Duration: 00:25
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"We will bring the perpetrators to justice"
Duration: 00:51
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Ed McCusker | Connor Swindells |
| Dick Marquise | Patrick J Adams |
| Harry Bell | Tony Curran |
| Tom Thurman | Eddie Marsan |
| Moira Shearer | Phyllis Logan |
| June McCusker | Lauren Lyle |
| Sandy Gay | James Harkness |
| John Orr | Peter Mullan |
| Michael Doyle | Alex Michael Stoll |
| Pan Am Gate Agent | Isabele Derosa |
| Khaled Jaafar | Armin Karima |
| Jaswant Basuta | Avin Shah |
| Girl with Polar Bear | Isla Banks Thomas |
| Frank Cuilla | Alex Magliaro |
| Heathrow Mum | Belinda Owusu |
| Tim Burman | Cameron Mullane |
| Rose Grant | Rosie Yates |
| Lynne McCusker | Lyra Jackson |
| Alison McCusker | Gabriella Bell |
| Alison McCusker | Maeve Bell |
| Fiona McCusker | Etta Jackson |
| German Traveller | Andrea Zapp |
| Thomas Flannigan | Gareth Morrison |
| Steven Flannigan | Archie McCormick |
| PC Gibson | Ryan J Mackay |
| Christmas Party Official | Bailey Newsome |
| Police Van Driver | Martin Donaghy |
| David Jardine | Philip Cairns |
| JFK Airport Mother | Mercedes Bahleda |
| Margaret Connell | Beth Marshall |
| Linda Burman | Amanda Drew |
| Roy Burman | Adrian Lukis |
| Neil Gallagher | Adam Rothenberg |
| FBI Briefer | Curtis Caravaggio |
| Mick Charles | Finlay Robertson |
| Scottish Reporter | Dan Jackson |
| Seymour | John Hollingworth |
| Ella Ramsden | Estrid Barton |
| Elma Pringle | Cora Bissett |
| David Flannigan | Andrew Marley |
| The Rev Alan Neal | Andrew Byatt |
| Mrs Harley | Marianne McIvor |
| Executive Producer | Sara Curran |
| Executive Producer | Simon Heath |
| Executive Producer | Gaynor Holmes |
| Executive Producer | Michael Keillor |
| Executive Producer | Herbert L. Kloiber |
| Executive Producer | Jonathan Lee |
| Executive Producer | Stacey Levin |
| Executive Producer | Adam Morane-Griffiths |
| Executive Producer | Roderick Seligman |
| Executive Producer | Steve Stark |
| Writer | Jonathan Lee |
| Producer | Julia Stannard |
| Director | Michael Keillor |
| Production Company | World Productions |
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