Praise for Tim Lawton’s harrowing documentary on the London terror attacks

The three-part documentary series 7/7: HOMEGROWN TERROR directed by Stern & Wild’s Tim Lawton received four stars in a glowing review from Guardian TV critic Jack Seale this week. Described as “stunningly powerful”, the series is the latest project from the BAFTA-nominated documentary filmmaker following the critically acclaimed IN THE FACE OF TERROR (Expectation for Channel 4) and ONE SHOT: THE FOOTBALL FACTORY (Expectation for Sky Documentaries).

Produced to mark the 20th anniversary of the 2005 London suicide bombings, 7/7: HOMEGROWN TERROR draws on a range of perspectives to unpack the story of the 7 July attacks, the manhunt for the bombers, the failed 21 July attacks and the subsequent shooting of the innocent Jean Charles de Menezes. It provides testimonies from key witnesses, survivors and their families, and investigators. It also hears from individuals connected to the bombers – including the father of one of the attackers, the close friend of another, and a fellow Brit who attended a training camp with the perpetrators.

“In trying to help us make sense of something that is so hard to fully comprehend or process,” says the Guardian, “HOMEGROWN TERROR does just about all it can.” Read the full review here.

The series is a Blast Films production for Sky. Exec Producers are Danny Horan and Sandy Smith and for Sky Tom Barry and Ziyaad Desai; Senior Producers are Adnan Sarwar and Karim Shah; and Producers are Sara Ahmad and Natacha Brounais. Tim is the Series Director.

It launched on Sky Documentaries and streaming platform NOW on Sunday 29 June. To watch all episodes now, click on the image below.