The father of a Lockerbie bombing victim has said he is delighted by Colin Firth's portrayal of him in a new TV drama. Dr Jim Swire has campaigned for justice since his daughter, Flora, was killed in the 1988 bombing which claimed the lives of 270 people.

Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth says he felt an incredible sense of responsibility after meeting the real-life hero he was to play in Peacock's limited series, "Lockerbie: A Search for Truth."

“Lockerbie: A Search for Truth,” streaming Jan. 2 on Peacock, examines the multiple cover-ups and investigations in that disaster’s wake. Much of it led by Colin Firth’s Dr. Jim Swire whose daughter Flora was among those murdered. He was elected to speak for the families of the UK victims.

Dr Jim Swire has tirelessly campaigned for decades for justice for his daughter Flora, the victim of the UK's deadliest terror attack. He describes a new series based on his book as 'publicity beyond

The first of this year's two miniseries about the 1988 Lockerbie bombing focuses on a father's grief-fueled investigation.

Lockerbie: A Search for Truth is a Peacock drama about Jim Swire’s decades-long quest to find out who was responsible for the December 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 from London’s Heathrow to New York City’s JFK airport,