Mr. Sloanes titular character is a buttoned-down 1960s man in crisis. Between his failed attempts at marriage, career success and even suicide, its fair to say that 1969 isnt shaping up to be Watford-dweller Mr. Sloanes 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 Sloanes luck be about to change?