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90s British academia meets murder: tweed jackets, sexual tension, and corpses.
Mini Series
TMDB
70
IMDb
65

Virtual Murder (1992)

cozy-noirscholarly sleazepre-internet weird

Latest Episode

50 min

Season 1 • Episode 6

Latest

Dreams Imagic

Aug 28, 1992

Cornelius is called in by Dreams Imagic, a specialist computer company creating Virtual Reality environments by laser equipment, who are worried about espionage. Has the Virtual Reality system been used as a means of committing murder?

Overview

ComedyDramaMystery

Eccentric psychology professor Dr John Cornelius solves technologically-charged crimes with his partner Samantha Valentine, police contact Inspector Cadogan, and his HOD Professor Owen Griffiths.

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Content warning
virtual realityoccultminiseriesblack comedy
intellectual elitismmoral compromiseinstitutional rotobsession

Standout Aspects

Acting

Nicholas Clay's smug charisma carries every scene.

Production

Gloriously dated early virtual reality murder reconstructions.

Best for:Solo: Rainy afternoon with tea and superiority complex.·Binge: Six episodes, perfect weekend rabbit hole.·Rewatch: Spot the pre-CGI crime scene reconstructions.
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Creator

Harry Robertson

First AiredJul 24, 1992
StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Seasons1·Episodes6
BBC One

Top Cast

Nicholas Clay

Nicholas Clay

Dr John Cornelius

Kim Thomson

Kim Thomson

Samantha Valentine

Stephen Yardley

Stephen Yardley

Inspector Cadogan

Jude Akuwudike

Jude Akuwudike

Sergeant Gummer

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Nicholas Clay played Lancelot in 1981's Excalibur—explains the smolder.

Cultural

This aired the same year as The Bodyguard and Unforgiven, proving 1992 had room for very niche British murder content.

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