Killer Net (1998) (TV)

Director:

Geoffrey Sax

Writers:

Lynda La Plante (creator)
Lynda La Plante (writer)

Release Date:

5 May 1998 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

When murder becomes a virtual reality...

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Student | Murder | Computer | Two Part TV Movie | Sex

Cast

Tam Williams	...	Scott Miller
Paul Bettany	...	Joe Hunter
Emily Woof	...	Susie
Kathy Brolly	...	Charlotte 'Charlie' Thorpe / Heather Ringwall (as Cathy Brolly)
Mark Tandy	...	Robin Butler-Cooke
Gareth Marks	...	John Dome
Simon Meacock	...	Tony 'Scruffy' O'Reilly
Zoe Lucker	...	Carol
Lee Ingleby	...	Gordon
Laura Heath	...	Jill
Debbie Chazen	...	Sandra
Joanna Griffiths	...	Randy
Simon Greiff	...	Brian
Mark Denham	...	Jarvis
Martin Turner	...	Alec Frogton

Also Known As:

Lynda La Plante's Killer Net (Australia)

Runtime:

201 min (4 parts)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Company:

Channel 4 Television Corporation

Trivia:

Many of the outdoor scenes are filmed in Islington (although set in Brighton)

Goofs:

Errors in geography: After a night of heavy drinking Scott orders a taxi to Kemptown (although he's standing on Marine parade, Kemptown 100yds from his flat) which drives him away towards Hove. It keeps driving west - when Scott throws up by the pier the car is driving east and stops on the spot where he entered it about half a mile east of the pier (but now "at home")

From 1998....

I sneaked out of my room to watch this on TV - i was 12...

What a great show.

4 series drama on a game based on real life killing. Enough to make anyone sit upright in their seats.

I think it portrays the world to which we are now in - it seems dated on the film now, but that was nearly 10 years ago - technophobes.

Great acting from some young stars (and old!), great plot, bad ending - what happened next?! I had the video bought for me a few years back - i still watch it frequently as well.

Some of it was filmed very basic, but with intent - and it seemed to work perfectly, perfect shots/angles, everything portrayed fantastically, in my opinion.

A must see for anyone, and Paul Bettany does a fantastic performance.