"Vengeance Unlimited" (1998) TV series 1998-1999

Creators:

John McNamara
David Simkins

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

29 September 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Revenge

Cast

Kathleen York	...	KC Griffin (16 episodes, 1998-1999)
Michael Madsen	...	Mr. Chapel (9 episodes, 1998-1999)

Also Known As:

Mr. Chapel

Runtime:

60 min (16 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

McNamara Paper Products

Trivia:

Mr. Chapel's phone number is 555-0132.

Quotes:

[after hitting a guy with a Bible]
Chapel: Those Gideons make a very effective product, don't they? And they're free - what's up with that? What do they do, sneak into hotel rooms at night? Have you ever met a Gideon? I guess not.

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.