How many episodes are in The Bombing of Pan Am 103?

The Bombing of Pan Am 103 has 6 episodes in this listed season.

When does The Bombing of Pan Am 103 premiere?

The Bombing of Pan Am 103 premieres on 2026-07-30.

Is The Bombing of Pan Am 103 a new series?

The Bombing of Pan Am 103 is a new series (Season 1).

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The Bombing of Pan Am 103(2025)

Also known as The Bombing of Pan Am 103 (2025) • Lockerbie (2025) • Взрыв на борту Пан Ам 103

Archived · BBC One

6 eps

S01

DramaCrimeHistoryAction

ON AIR: JUL 30Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

PremiereLens read

Fragments of wreckage scattered across Scottish fields and hillsides give The Bombing of Pan Am 103 its painstaking procedural detail. Evidence is gathered and traced piece by piece, with a steady, methodical pace rather than a rush toward answers. The investigation expands through Malta and the US to the courtroom at Camp Zeist, following a pursuit of justice that stretches across decades and faces the pressures of international politics.

Lockerbie’s devastated community and the families who lost loved ones give that long chronology a sombre human weight. The drama follows both the work of investigators and the grief left behind, keeping the cost of the bombing in view as the case moves between countries and through the courts. Its account extends to the latest indictment in 2022, far beyond the initial search on the ground.

Best for

methodical murder investigation, forensic evidence hunt and Drama

Story lane

Drama and Crime

Commitment

Season 1 · 6 episodes

Where

BBC One

Official Premise

A drama based on the real events surrounding the 1988 Lockerbie bombing and the joint Scots-US investigation which sought to bring the perpetrators to justice. Lockerbie will focus on the investigation into the crash on both sides of the Atlantic and the devastating effect it had on the small town and the families who lost loved ones. From the initial exhaustive search for evidence on the ground in Scotland, via the US and Malta to the trial at Camp Zeist in 2000, the drama goes right up to the most recent indictment at the end of 2022.

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Why this pick

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