The Mystery of Men Four middle-aged men concoct a scheme which involves them insuring their lives, so that if one of them dies the others inherit a tidy sum. Suddenly fate throws a darkly comic chain of mishaps their way: Details Casts Title The Mystery of Men Release Date 1999-08-30 Runtime 01 Hours 35 Minutes Genres Drama Mystery Production Companies BBC, Valentine production Production Countries United Kingdom Warren Clarke... Vernon Jones... Neil Pearson... Julian Wyatt... Robert Daws... Oscar Mansfield... Nick Berry... Colin Dunbar... Bridget Hodson... Fay Dunbar... Sue Devaney... Gaynor Jones... Emily Morgan... Susy Wyatt... Jody Watson... Louise... Graham Turner... La Fontayne... Mark Frost... Wayne... Bobby Windebank... Adrian Mansfield... Geoffrey Beevers... Dr Littleton...