Virtual Murder

1992 - 1992

Meltdown to Murder

Episode 1

Art galleries are receiving demands from an extortionist calling himself 'Dada' who has proved his ability to make important paintings melt. 'Dada' is in fact Jed Frewin, an old enemy of Cornelius and a master of disguise. The insurers' agent, Carol Bolitho, consults Cornelius, and Frewin insists JC should personally deliver the one million pounds in ransom money he has demanded. Then Frewin kills Meriel Connors, his accomplice in the art world, and suddenly he is living on borrowed time.

Last Train to Hell & Bach

Episode 2

Cornelius and Samantha pursue the killer of Jane Arkwright, a psychologist whose body was found near the notoriously severe Judge Rawcliffe's house - with the murderer leaving a string of taunting, cryptic clues. Rawcliffe, whose wife also died mysteriously, becomes the chief suspect. And the killer's clues seem intended to lead the pursuit on a wild goose chase.

A Bone to Pick

7th August 1992

Episode 3

Roger Smith, who claims to be Father Christmas's brother, takes a quantity of human bones to the police, then disappears. Smith is a patient of Cornelius, and the bones are found to be two teaching skeletons and a more recently-dead hand. Cornelius and Samantha are in the thick of the mystery.

A Torch for Silverado

14th August 1992

Episode 4

Cornelius and Samantha search for Luis Silverado, a dying former pimp, ashamed of his past, who is trying to make amends by setting fire to brothels. Sam and Cornelius find Silverado on his death bed and learn that he has left one last fire bomb - which they have to defuse themselves.

A Dream of Dracula

21st August 1992

Episode 5

Women are being abducted and severely bitten, and the press is suggesting it could all be the work of a vampire. The police send for Cornelius, who approaches the question of vampirism with an open mind.

Dreams Imagic

28th August 1992

Episode 6

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?

Top Cast

Nicholas Clay•Kim Thomson•Stephen Yardley

John Cornelius (called JC) is a university don who also works for his city police force as a consultant psychologist. Samantha Valentine is his offbeat personal assistant and lover, while Inspector Cadogan is their police contact and Professor Owen Griffiths is Cornelius's head of department.

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Nicholas Clay

Dr. John Cornelius

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Kim Thomson

Samantha Valentine

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Stephen Yardley

Inspector Cadogan

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Jude Akuwudike

Sergeant Gummer

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Alan David

Professor Owen Griffiths

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Carole Boyd

Phoebe Littlejohn

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Brian Degas

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Barry Hanson

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Brian Degas

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Harry Robertson

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Harry Robertson

Producer

Harry Robertson

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