Bittersweet romantic comedy starring Nick Frost and Olivia Colman. Mr Sloane is a buttoned-down 1960s man in crisis. But is his luck about to change? Mr. Sloane is a buttoned-down 1960\'s man in crisis. Between his failed attempts at marriage, career success and even suicide, it\'s fair to say that 1969 isn\'t shaping up to be Watford-dweller Mr. Sloane\'s year. But with a potential job opportunity on the horizon and the phone number of a prospective new love interest following a chance encounter in his local hardware store, could Mr Sloane\'s luck be about to change?