Hollywood star Colin Firth has been spotted in Bathgate filming scenes for a new TV drama based on the Lockerbie bombing.
The English actor, known for his roles in blockbusters including Bridget Jones's Diary, The King's Speech and Love Actually plays the role of grieving father Dr Jim Swire, who has long campaigned for justice for his daughter Flora Swire after she died when the Pan Am flight 103 was blown out of the sky above Scotland on December 21 1988.
Firth, 66, was pictured on Wednesday walking through a scene that appears to be set shortly after the plane debris collided with the town, killing 11 people on the ground. In flight, there were 259 deaths – all of the passengers and crew.
Take a look through our photo gallery to see images of Firth on the set of the forthcoming series.
Firth, 66, was pictured on Wednesday walking through a scene that appears to be set shortly after the plane debris collided with the town, killing 11 people on the ground. In flight, there were 259 deaths – all of the passengers and crew.
5. By the book
The show is based on the book, The Lockerbie Bombing: A Father’s Search For Justice by Dr Swire and Peter Biddulph. Photo: Andrew Milligan
6. Unflinching
In the forthcoming series, Firth portrays Dr Jim Swire, who “risks everything in memory of his daughter and the unflinching pursuit of truth and justice”. Photo: Andrew Milligan
7. Award winner
Colin Firth, pictured here filming for an upcoming series about the Lockerbie bombing, won an Academy Award and Bafta for playing George VI in The King’s Speech in 2010. Photo: Andrew Milligan
8. The disaster and its aftermath
The five-part series Lockerbie will explore Dr Swire’s (played by Colin Firth, pictured on set) fight for action and being nominated as a spokesperson for the victims’ families through the UK Families Flight 103 group, and look at the disaster and its aftermath. Photo: Andrew Milligan