BBC and Netflix announce drama primarily based on 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103

By AFP

LONDON: A sequence dramatising the Lockerbie bombing has been commissioned by the BBC and Netflix almost 35 years after the flight from London to New York exploded mid-air, the BBC introduced Monday.

The British broadcaster and worldwide streaming big have requested World Productions to make Lockerbie, a six-part drama sequence primarily based on actual occasions of the December 1988 bombing and the joint Scots-US investigation which adopted.

Pan Am flight 103 was flying over the Scottish city of Lockerbie, en-route to JFK airport from Heathrow simply days earlier than Christmas, when a bomb exploded in its maintain, killing all 259 on board and one other 11 on the bottom.

The tragedy stays the worst-ever terror assault to happen within the UK. Former Libyan intelligence officer, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, is the one individual convicted in relation to the assault to date.

The sequence will shine a light-weight on the aftermath of the bombing, from the cross-Atlantic investigation which adopted to the turmoil skilled by the Lockerbie neighborhood and the households of the victims.

Lockerbie will characteristic tales from interviews with officers concerned within the investigations which have “never previously” been shared, in keeping with the BBC assertion.

British novelist and screenwriter Jonathan Lee would be the lead author of the sequence which was researched and initiated by filmmaker Adam Morane-Griffiths.

“The Pan Am 103 Disaster and the global manhunt it spawned was a defining event in world history — one that contains so many instances of resilience and courage that deserve to be honoured and understood,” stated Lee.

Gaynor Holmes, BBC commissioning editor, stated: “We have the right team in place to tell this extraordinary story with the greatest of care (reflecting) the devastating events of that night, the complex and far-reaching investigation that followed and the effect it had on all those who lost loved ones.”

Lockerbie will first be aired by the BBC adopted by Netflix within the UK and globally after filming later this 12 months.

LONDON: A sequence dramatising the Lockerbie bombing has been commissioned by the BBC and Netflix almost 35 years after the flight from London to New York exploded mid-air, the BBC introduced Monday.

The British broadcaster and worldwide streaming big have requested World Productions to make Lockerbie, a six-part drama sequence primarily based on actual occasions of the December 1988 bombing and the joint Scots-US investigation which adopted.

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The tragedy stays the worst-ever terror assault to happen within the UK. Former Libyan intelligence officer, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, is the one individual convicted in relation to the assault to date.

The sequence will shine a light-weight on the aftermath of the bombing, from the cross-Atlantic investigation which adopted to the turmoil skilled by the Lockerbie neighborhood and the households of the victims.

Lockerbie will characteristic tales from interviews with officers concerned within the investigations which have “never previously” been shared, in keeping with the BBC assertion.

British novelist and screenwriter Jonathan Lee would be the lead author of the sequence which was researched and initiated by filmmaker Adam Morane-Griffiths.

“The Pan Am 103 Disaster and the global manhunt it spawned was a defining event in world history — one that contains so many instances of resilience and courage that deserve to be honoured and understood,” stated Lee.

Gaynor Holmes, BBC commissioning editor, stated: “We have the right team in place to tell this extraordinary story with the greatest of care (reflecting) the devastating events of that night, the complex and far-reaching investigation that followed and the effect it had on all those who lost loved ones.”

Lockerbie will first be aired by the BBC adopted by Netflix within the UK and globally after filming later this 12 months.