Vengeance Unlimited (1998–1999)

The mysterious Mr. Chapel helps others to gain vengeance against criminals.

Creators:

John McNamara, David Simkins

Stars:

Kathleen York, Michael Madsen, Cordelia Richards

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Kathleen York	...	KC Griffin (16 episodes, 1998-1999)
Michael Madsen	...	Mr. Chapel (14 episodes, 1998-1999)

Storyline

Mr. Chapel is a man without a past. His M.O. is to send people who have been wronged by the system, or by criminals, clippings of other people he has helped out. He then offers them help in return for either 1 million dollars or a future favor they're to do him. Chapel then sets out to bring justice to the criminals, using elaborately plotted scams and some subtle violence as necessary.

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Plot Keywords:

revenge

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Taglines:

Mr. Right for those who've been wronged.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 September 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mr. Chapel

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

McNamara Paper Products, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (16 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Chapel stays at rooms at the Paladin Motel chain. The owner is "Boone Paladin" a reference to 'Boone, Richard', who played Paladin in _"Have Gun Will Travel" (1957)_.

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Quotes

KC: Where did you get a million dollars?
Chapel: Paper route.

User Reviews

Why was this show cancelled?

This show, for UK viewers, was buried at, oh, 3am on a Saturday/Sunday morning on channel four. It was sheer fluke that I caught it, but so glad I did!

The idea of the show was that a person who had suffered an injustice that had gone unpunished would receive an anonymous note offering 'Vengence Unlimited'. They would then receive a visit from Mr Chapel, who would offer to help them get justice in exchange for either One million dollars, or, somewhere down the line, a single favour. Of course, none of the victims could afford that, so this left a very good trail of people in varying positions and authority to help right other people's wrongs later in the show.

The first episode followed a quest to set up the murderer of a mother, who was freed by a corrupt lawyer. Kathleen York's character was introduced as just another person who owes Chapel a favour for, Unlike the other people he had helped though, at the end of the first episode she tracked him down help him help others.

This was a good vehicle for Michael Madson, as he got to play his usual cool likable rogue but as a good guy, so not someone to be killed off at the end! The plots were intelligent, and it was always fun to try and work out how he would finally the bad guy. Another one to chalk up on the 'why did they cancel this?!' list.