# Jeeves and Wooster TV series

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Jeeves and Wooster TV series and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as an excellent, fun comedy series starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, worth rewatching. One mixed review calls it very formulaic.

## Why people recommend it

- Excellent, enjoyable TV series (3 comments): "there is an excellent TV series called "Jeeves and Wooster"" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47998676)) "I have had a lot of fun with jeeves and wooster" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49910661)) "It's a very formulaic series, but it is fun." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47985044))
- Fun to rewatch (3 comments): "I have had a lot of fun with jeeves and wooster" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49910661)) "It's a very formulaic series, but it is fun." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47985044)) "I've rewatched it several times as an adult" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47983522))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Jeeves and Wooster TV series", https://hackerapproved.com/p/jeeves-and-wooster/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).