'Remarkable' drama on deadliest terror attack in British history streaming soon

A six-part limited series chronicling the deadliest terrorist attack on British soil will arrive on Netflix this summer. The Bombing of Pan Am 103 examines the largest murder investigation in the history of Scottish policing, with viewers already hailing the drama as "remarkable."

The series focuses on Pan Am Flight 103, a scheduled service from Frankfurt to Detroit with stopovers in London and New York City. On December 21, 1988, the aircraft was destroyed by an explosive device while flying over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, claiming the lives of all 243 passengers and 16 crew members on board. Substantial sections of the aircraft plummeted into a residential area, killing 11 people on the ground. With a combined death toll of 270, the incident remains the deadliest terrorist attack in UK history and ranks among the most devastating terror attacks in European history.

The six-part series is set to arrive on Netflix on July 30, featuring Eddie Marsan as Tom Thurman and Suits actor Patrick J Adams as FBI Special Agent Dick Marquise.

Viewers have already taken to IMDb to voice their opinions on the series. One described it as "A remarkable reconstruction. What we did get from the outset was an revealing reconstruction of what happens when an airliner falls out of the sky. The overwhelming size and impact of the search area was conveyed in a riveting first episode."

Another commented: "Excellent cast shine in this sensitive drama. This series though is primarily focused on the extremely complex wide-ranging and stressful investigation and the multiple countries and agencies who worked together to find the culprits. The whole cast is excellent but in particular Connor Swindells and Patrick J Adams as the Scottish Police and FBI leads are tremendous and so believable."

Another viewer described it as "Very powerful. A wonderfully made and beautifully acted drama based on true events. Respectful and not over-dramatised."

One added: "This atrocity forms some of my earliest memories growing up in Scotland and I found this very interesting to see what was going on behind the scenes in the investigation. Very sad but extremely well done."