Colin Firth was seen for the first time on the set of new Sky disaster drama Lockerbie, in Linlithgow on Thursday.
The actor, 63, is playing Dr Jim Swire, in the series, a doctor who lost his daughter, Flora, in the 1988 Lockerbie terror atrocity.
On December 21, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over the town in Dumfries and Galloway, 40 minutes into its flight from London to New York.
All 259 passengers and crew were killed, including 35 students from the University of Syracuse, along with 11 Lockerbie residents.
The five-part series from Carnival Films and Sky Studios is based on Jim’s book The Lockerbie Bombing: A Father’s Search for Justice, which he co-wrote with Peter Biddulph.
Colin Firth, 63, was seen for the first time on the set of new Sky disaster drama Lockerbie, in Linlithgow on Thursday
Colin was pictured with grey hair, as he mirrored Jim, wearing a chequered blazer.
It will explore the events of the disaster and the aftermath, the official synopsis, as released by Sky, reads:
‘On 21st December 1988, 259 passengers and crew were killed when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie 38 minutes after take-off, with a further 11 residents losing their life as the plane came down over the quiet, Scottish town.
‘In the wake of the disaster and his daughter Flora’s death, Dr Jim Swire (Firth), is nominated spokesperson for the UK victims’ families, who have united to demand truth and justice.
‘Travelling across continents and political divides, Jim embarks on a relentless journey that not only jeopardises his stability, family and life, but completely overturns his trust in the justice system. As the truth shifts under Jim’s feet, his view of the world is left forever sullied.
‘Exploring events from the disaster and its aftermath, Lockerbie provides an intimate account of a man, a husband, and a father who risks everything in memory of his daughter and the unflinching pursuit of truth and justice.’
Former Libyan intelligence officer, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi is so far the only man convicted in relation to the bombing, after being found guilty of 270 counts of murder by a panel of three Scottish judges, sitting at a special court in the Hague in 2001.
He was sent to prison in Scotland, but was controversially granted compassionate release in 2009 after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, returning home to Libya where he died in 2012.
The actor is playing Jim Swire (pictured left), in the series, a doctor who lost his daughter, Flora, in the 1988 Lockerbie terror atrocity
On December 21, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over the town in Dumfries and Galloway, 40 minutes into its flight from London to New York
The five-part series from Carnival Films and Sky Studios is based on Jim’s book The Lockerbie Bombing: A Father’s Search for Justice (film crew pictured)
It will explore the events of the disaster and the aftermath after Jim was nominated spokesperson for the UK victims’ families (pictured in 2008)
A release date for the series hasn’t yet been set
His family, and some relatives of the bombing victims, believe he suffered a miscarriage of justice but repeated appeals against his conviction have been rejected.
Fellow Libyan Abu Agila Masud, 72, who is alleged to have helped make the bomb, is to go on trial in the US in May 2025 facing three charges which he denies.
Masud faces three charges, including two counts of destruction of an aircraft resulting in death and a further count of destruction of a vehicle resulting in death.
