It's December 1969 in Watford, England, and Jeremy Sloane 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 and a separation from his wife Janet, who has left to "find herself." The one remaining constant in his life are his evenings at the pub with childhood mates Ross, Reggie and Beans. Although the gang have big plans for the approaching decade, Sloane simply longs for employment and the return of his wife. Although a part-time 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, who might just help Sloane get his life back on track as the new decade approaches. By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Mr. Sloane is an everyman muddling through the human comedy as best he can, learning lessons about love, longing, and loyalty along the way. 　　译文(2): 这是1969年12月在沃特福德，杰里米斯隆是在他的绳子末端-从字面上。他试图结束这一切的失败尝试，最近也遭遇了越来越多的挫折，其中包括被解雇的会计工作，以及与妻子珍妮特(Janet)的分居。珍妮特已经离开，去“寻找自我”他生命中唯一保持不变的就是晚上和儿时的伙伴罗斯、雷吉和宾斯一起去酒吧。尽管黑帮在接下来的十年里有很大的计划，斯隆只是渴望工作和妻子的回归。尽管作为代课老师的兼职工作出了可笑的错误，斯隆可能会幸运地浪漫，由于在一个五金店的偶遇，一个自由的，年轻的美国女人叫罗宾，谁可能只是帮助斯隆回到他的生活轨道新的十年临近。轮流滑稽和令人心碎，斯隆先生是一个普通人蒙混通过人类喜剧，他可以，学习关于爱，渴望和忠诚的教训一路走来。