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Colin Firth portrays Dr Jim Swire in a new TV series about his fight for justice after the death of his daughter Flora.

This dramatisation about a bereaved father’s heroic hunt for truth gets far too bogged down in detail – and fails to spark any emotion at all

The actor plays Jim Swire, whose daughter was on Pan Am Flight 103. Plus: a bumper quiz from Jimmy Carr. Here’s what to watch this evening

IN FOCUS: Dr Jim Swire, whose daughter Flora died on Pan Am flight 103, has dedicated his life to finding the truth behind what happened to his child. It’s a quest that has inspired a five-part series, starring Colin Firth. Ellie Harrison hears from the actor, his co-star and the…

Colin Firth stars in the new series

THE release of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi – who was convicted of the Lockerbie bombing – was not discussed by the Scottish cabinet ahead of a final…

The man convicted over the Lockerbie bombing was released in 2009 on compassionate grounds.

The terrorist outrage that shook the world and became one man's personal quest for justice. Watch 'Lockerbie: A Search for Truth' online from anywhere.

The court "grant[s] victims access to non-evidentiary pretrial proceedings from their homes and offices by Zoom and telephone, as well as access to livestreamed video and audio feeds of evidentiary and trial proceedings in courthouses across the United States and other secure, monitored locations around the world."

3/5 Colin Firth plays the father of one of the victims with careworn decency in this five-part drama about the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 and its aftermath

4/5 Controversial five-part series stars Firth as Dr Jim Swire, whose daughter died in the UK’s deadliest terror attack