The Bombing of Pan Am 103: Full cast list and when it's on TV
The programme follows the joint investigation from US and Scottish authorities into who exactly could have planned and carried out the bombing.
As reported by the Radio Times, the synopsis reads: "The series follows the untold story of the Scots-US investigation into the attack 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 series leads up to the forthcoming new trial in the US."
For accuracy and sensitivity, families and friends of the victims were consulted by the production team during development of The Bombing of Pan Am 103.
The Bombing of Pan Am 103 becomes the second TV show released in 2025 to cover the incident, following Lockerbie: A Search for Truth, which starred Colin Firth.
THE BOMBING OF PAN AM 103 comes to @BBCOne this Sunday evening from 9pm. Episode 2 will air on Monday at 9pm. Episodes available on @BBCiPlayer shortly afterwards #TBOPA103 pic.twitter.com/nDLLYlakXT — World Productions (@worldprods) May 13, 2025
BBC's The Bombing of Pan Am 103 full cast list
Connor Swindells as DS Ed McCusker
Patrick J. Adams as Dick Marquise
Tony Curran as DCI Harry Bell
Eddie Marsan as Tom Thurman
Peter Mullan as DCS John Orr
Phyllis Logan as Moira Shearer
Lauren Lyle as June McCusker
James Harkness as DS Sandy Gay
Merritt Wever as Kathryn Turman
Douglas Hodge as DS Stuart Henderson
Alastair Mackenzie as Alastair P Campbell
Kevin McKidd as DCS Tom McCulloch
Armina Karima as Khaled Jaafar
Avin Shah as Jaswant Basuta
Alex Magliaro as Fran Cuilla
Rosie Yates as Rose Grant
Cameron Mullane as Tim Burman
Lyra Jackson as Lynne McCusker
Etta Jackson as Fiona McCusker
Gareth Morrison as Thomas Flannigan
Archie McCormick as Steven Flannigan
Ryan J Mackay as PC Gibson
Beth Marshall as Margaret Connell
Philip Cairns as David Jardine
Amanda Drew as Linda Burman
Adrian Lukis as Roy Burman
Adam Rothenberg as Neil Gallagher
Finlay Robertson as Mick Charles
Estrid Barton as Ella Ramsden
John Hollingworth as Seymour
Cora Bissett as Elma Pringle
Andrew Marley as David Flannigan
Andrew Byatt as Rev Alan Neal
Marianne McIvor as Mrs Harley
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When will The Bombing of Pan Am 103 be on TV?
The first episode of The Bombing of Pan Am 103 will air at 9pm on BBC One on Sunday, May 18.
After that, the second episode will be shown in the same timeslot on the following day (Monday, May 19).
No other scheduled times have been confirmed at the time of writing, but it is possible the other four episodes will air in the same pattern.
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