Smiley's People
Shares rank 3 of 5 TV miniseries by recommenders
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.
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.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Really good TV series
“This is a quote from a really good TV series”
Comment from 11 Dec 2025 in “Things I want to say to my boss” Great cast
“the cast of it and Smiley's People are great”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “Lost Doctor Who Episodes Found” Some of the best watched
“some of the best stuff I have ever watched”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “Lost Doctor Who Episodes Found” Amazing sound design
“The sound design is amazing.”
Comment from 12 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Tripwire: A new anti evil maid defense”
Other TV miniseries people recommend
The four most recommended other TV miniseries, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chernobyl HBO miniseries | 23 | 14 | 62% | 7 | — | — |
| Danger UXB | 6 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Smiley's PeopleThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| The Queen's Gambit | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 1979 miniseries | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the cast of it and Smiley's People are great”
“some of the best stuff I have ever watched”
“The sound design is amazing.”
“This is a quote from a really good TV series”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.