Overview
- The five-part drama, which debuts Tuesday on M6, follows Jim Swire’s search for truth after the 1988 bombing that killed 270 people.
- Drawn from Swire’s 2001 memoir and directed by Otto Bathurst and Jim Loach, the series spans his campaign from 1988 to 2012.
- The storyline highlights claims that officials were warned about a possible attack yet failed to act, with airport security of the era shown as too weak.
- It closely examines the trial of two Libyans, the conviction of Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, and Swire’s belief that errors in the Netherlands-based proceedings led to a wrongful verdict.
- Critics praise the mix of archive footage and reconstructions and single out Firth’s restrained performance, with Le Parisien giving the show 4 out of 5.