Episode
Lockerbie: A Search for Truth: Episode 5
Overview
It’s now 2009, over 21 years since the bombing, and Jim is left at a loss when Megrahi gives up on his appeal attempt. In return, the sickly Megrahi is released on compassionate grounds. Questioning everything he has come to believe, Jim wonders if he’ll ever know the truth about what happened.
Details
- Series
- Lockerbie: A Search for Truth
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2025-01-30
- Runtime
- 49 min
Episode context
Episode 5 is Episode 5 in Miniseries of Lockerbie: A Search for Truth. It aired on 2025-01-30. The runtime is 49 min.
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