Mr. Sloane

First Air Date: 2014-05-23

Status: Canceled

Rating: ⭐ 7.235/10 (17 votes)

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Overview: Mr. Sloane's titular character 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?

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 6

Official Website

Top Cast

Nick Frost

as Jeremy Sloane

Olivia Colman

as Janet Sloane

Peter Serafinowicz

as Ross

Lawry Lewin

as Beans

Ophelia Lovibond

as Robin

Brendan Patricks

as Reggie

User Reviews

Timefox881

⭐ 9/10

Aug 03, 2021

I love discovering these lesser known gems in the wilderness.

Nick Frost has a very natural warmth to his performance style that I find endearing. Even when he's doing standard comedy like Hyperdrive, he still comes off as an everyman.

Here, Frost plays Mr. Sloane. An everyman looking for a break from the relentless, crushing reality of life. Sloane isn't a saint, he's certainly contributed to the unhappiness in his life in one way or another, he definitely shoulders some of the blame but is still incredibly sympathetic.

It's a great performance and an absolute shame it didn't continue beyond the first season. I guess TV needed to make room for the endless stream of soulless nonsense like The Job Lot or yet another mockumentary/fly on the wall style rehash of the month.