Killer Net
When murder becomes a virtual reality...
181998•1h 5m•5.2/10
DramaCrimeMystery
Ratings
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5.2/10(9)
Students get involved in a violent Internet-based game, around the same time as a series of murders - is there a connection?
Production
La Plante Productions, Channel 4 Television
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
May 5, 1998
Last Aired
May 26, 1998
Networks
Channel 4
Created By
Lynda La Plante
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Part One
Air date: 1998-05-05
Psychology student Scott and his friends Joe and Suzie are attending university in Brighton. Scott comes in contact with Rich Bitch via chatroom. When they meet in person, she's a fellow student named Charlie who seduces and beds him before vanishing.
E2
Part Two
Air date: 1998-05-12
The flatmates begin playing the computer game Killer Net. Scott plans the perfect murder and chooses Charlie as his victim. When she's found murdered, Scott is arrested and he learns the game's methods mirror real life.
E3
Part Three
Air date: 1998-05-19
Scott attempts to recreate Killer Net but Charlie is no longer in the game. PC Pam Boxer offers to be the victim, unaware that someone is watching. Things become sinister when the police receive a threatening email from a user named Dome.
E4
Part Four
Air date: 1998-05-26
With Scott on remand for Charlie's murder, the police try to build evidence against him, but at least one officer believes he's innocent. When Joe's girlfriend catches Joe in a lie, she starts to suspect him.
Cast
Tam Williams
Scott Miller
Paul Bettany
Joe Hunter
Emily Woof
Susie
Simon Meacock
Scruffy
Kathy Brolly
Charlotte
Chris Barfoot
Jimmy
Martin Hobbs
Jammy
Gareth Marks
Dome
