Mr. Sloane
- TV sitcom
- Sky Atlantic
- 2014
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Romantic comedy series in which Nick Frost plays a buttoned-down 1960s man in crisis. Created by Curb Your Enthusiasm's Robert B Weide. Stars Nick Frost, Olivia Colman, Ophelia Lovibond, Peter Serafinowicz, Lawry Lewin and Brendan Patricks
Streaming rank this week: 5,497
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Mr Sloane episode 1 review: Meet Mr Sloane
Does new sixties-set Sky Atlantic comedy, Mr Sloane, have more to offer than a winning central performance by Nick Frost?
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 23rd May 2014Mr Sloane, Sky Atlantic, review: 'gently amusing'
In other hands Sloane might have been just a loser, but in Frost's he was a loser we were rooting for from the outset.
Gerard O'Donovan, The Telegraph, 23rd May 201413 reasons to adore Nick Frost, in GIFs
From Spaced to Hot Fuzz and new Sky Atlantic show Mr Sloane, Nick Frost is a legend.
Claire Hodgson, The Mirror, 23rd May 2014Mr Sloane preview
Ophelia Lovibond is one of the UK's most exciting new actresses, and she's great at playing a free-spirited young American in Mr. Sloane and I hope this is the start of many more roles for her.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 22nd May 2014Nick Frost-lookalike inspiration behind Mr Sloane
Acclaimed director Robert Weide has described how a chance experience with a Nick Frost-lookalike inspired him to write new Sky Atlantic series Mr Sloane.
Nick Norton, On The Box, 21st May 2014TV Preview: Mr Sloane
Robert B Weide's script neatly captures the tedium of office life and the banter required to keep one sane. It is particularly good on the little details.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th May 2014Robert B Weide interview
The creator of Sky Atlantic's Mr Sloane was best known for his work with Larry David and Simon Pegg. Then he found himself at the centre of the Woody Allen storm...
Archie Bland, The Independent, 17th May 2014Like Nick Helm's BBC3 comedy Uncle, this period sitcom from Sky Atlantic begins with a botched suicide attempt, but (as with Uncle) the tone lightens significantly from there. Nick Frost plays the titular Sloane, a man out of time in a swinging 60s, separated from his wife and out of work, but ploughing on regardless. Created by Curb Your Enthusiasm alum Robert B Weide, it boasts a supporting cast including Peter Serafinowicz and Olivia Colman.
Gwilym Mumford, The Guardian, 10th May 2014Ophelia Lovibond interview
Rising actress Ophelia Lovibond is too smart to settle for playing characterless babes. She talks about her obsession with the 60s, her love of silly humour and entertaining Mr Sloane (aka Nick Frost) in her latest TV series.
Benji Wilson, Daily Mail, 4th May 2014Nick Frost: the film funnyman on fame and painful past
His goofy humour has lit up Spaced, Cuban Fury and now Mr Sloane. But behind the silliness lies an unexpectedly difficult past.
Elizabeth Day, The Observer, 4th May 2014