# Smiley's People

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Smiley's People and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a really good TV series with a great cast, amazing sound design, and some of the best television they have watched. No recurring criticism appears in the quotes.

## Why people recommend it

- Really good TV series (1 comments): "This is a quote from a really good TV series" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46233747))
- Great cast (1 comments): "the cast of it and Smiley's People are great" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47370539))
- Some of the best watched (1 comments): "some of the best stuff I have ever watched" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47368254))
- Amazing sound design (1 comments): "The sound design is amazing." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46245704))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Smiley's People", https://hackerapproved.com/p/smiley-s-people/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).