
It December 1969 in Watford England & JEREMY SLOANE (Nick Frost) is at the end of his rope -- literally His failed attempt to end it all has just joined a growing list of recent setbacks which include getting sacked from his accounting job & a separation from his wife JANET (Olivia Colman) who has left to herself The one remaining constant in his life are his evenings at the pub with childhood mates ROSS (Peter Serafinowicz) REGGIE (Brendan Patricks) & BEANS (Lawry Lewin) While the gang makes plans for the approaching decade Sloane simply longs for employment & the return of his wife Although a part job as a supply teacher goes ludicrously wrong Sloane may luck out romantically due to a chance encounter at a hardware shop with a free-spirited young American woman called ROBIN (Ophelia Lovibond) who might just help Sloane get his life back on track as the new decade approaches By turns hilarious & heartbreaking Mr Sloane is an everyman muddling through the human comedy as best he can learning lessons about love longing & loyalty along the way