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The Bombing of Pan Am 103

2025 · 1 season

A somber, methodical procedural that lingers on collective grief and the long grind of seeking justice after sudden catastrophe.

Created by
Jonathan Lee
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Connor Swindells, Patrick J. Adams, Tony Curran
Overview
On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over the small Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing 270 people. What followed was the largest murder investigation in the history of Scottish policing, into the deadliest act of terrorism on British soil.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
  • Sky Go
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Jonathan Lee
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Connor Swindells, Patrick J. Adams, Tony Curran
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • justice
  • death
  • crime
  • politics
Places
  • small town
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Created by
Jonathan Lee
Starring
Connor Swindells, Patrick J. Adams, Tony Curran, Eddie Marsan, Phyllis Logan, Lauren Lyle, Merritt Wever, Frances Galea
Cinematography
Wojciech Szepel
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network
BBC One
Country
Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
German, English

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