BBC Scotland has commissioned a new two-part documentary, Terror at the Terminal, which it says will provide a “definitive account” of the 2007 Glasgow Airport attack.
Produced by Firecrest Films for BBC Scotland, Terror at the Terminal (2×60) will tell the story of the failed attacks that targeted London’s West End and Glasgow Airport in June 2007.
Part of BBC Scotland’s new factual slate
BBC said the documentary is part of BBC Scotland’s new slate of factual commissions from independent production companies, covering subjects including true crime, contemporary history, terrorism and the role of mythology in popular culture.
Terror at the Terminal will combine “remarkable first-hand testimony, rarely heard perspectives, archive and CCTV” to take viewers “inside one of the most significant counter-terrorism investigations in modern British history before placing them at the heart of the extraordinary events at Glasgow Airport”.
What happened in June 2007
On June 30, 2007, a jeep laden with petrol canisters was rammed into the front entrance of Glasgow Airport and burst into flames.
One of the would-be killers died, but remarkably not one of thousands of holidaymakers and other people in the terminal on one of its busiest days of the year lost their lives.
The day before the attack, two cars were found in central London with bombs packed with gas canisters, petrol and nails which failed to explode.
Quotes from the production teams
David Harron, Commissioning Editor, Documentaries and Specialist Factual at BBC Scotland said: “The Glasgow Airport attack of summer 2007 was a truly shocking event and this new series will chart the inside story of the attack, the cat and mouse race between the terrorists and police and the subsequent global intelligence operation to uncover the truth. With testimony from eyewitnesses, politicians and security experts Terror At The Terminal promises to be a gripping and fascinating watch.”
Mick McAvoy, Executive Producer at Firecrest Films said: “Terror at the Terminal will take viewers inside the dramatic events that saw Scotland become the target for a new and evolving form of international terrorism. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Matt Pinder, it combines extraordinary testimony from those who faced the terrorists, investigated the plots and led the security response, with remarkable archive to tell a gripping story of terror, courage and the race to stop a new threat.”