COLLECTION · Series · 1998

Killer Net

Name: Killer Net
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Duration: 65 min
Rating: 5.3

Students get involved in a violent Internet-based game, around the same time as a series of murders - is there a connection?

Source: TMDB

* 5.3 (10)CrimeDramaMysteryUnited Kingdom

Creators

Lynda La Plante

Countries

United Kingdom

Studios

Channel 4 · La Plante Productions · Channel 4 Television

Runtime

50–65 min/ep

Release

05/05/1998

Score

5.3 / 10 (10)

Where to watch

Streaming

Britbox Apple TV Channel BritBox

BritBox

BritBox Amazon Channel

Seasons and episodes

Miniseries

4 episodes · 1998

Students get involved in a violent Internet-based game, around the same time as a series of murders - is there a connection?

Episode 1. Part One

1998-05-05 · 51 min

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…

Episode 2. Part Two

1998-05-12 · 51 min

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.

Episode 3. Part Three

1998-05-19 · 51 min

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.

Episode 4. Part Four

1998-05-26 · 51 min

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.

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