Yes Minister
Shares rank 4 of 8 sitcoms by recommenders
People recommend this satirical sitcom because its portrayal of UK government still feels accurate decades later. Few complaints recur.
People recommend this satirical sitcom because its portrayal of UK government still feels accurate decades later. Few complaints recur.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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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
Still accurate about UK government
“it is a documentary on UK Government that is still true today as it was 40-50 years ago”
Comment from 18 Feb 2026 in “Thousands of CEOs just admitted AI had no impact on employment or productivity” “There are some which seem timeless. 80% of Yes Minister could apply today”
Comment from 23 Jan 2026 in “Douglas Adams on the English–American cultural divide over "heroes"” “Yes Minister on point as usual”
Comment from 30 Jun 2026 in “EU commissioners shut down air conditioning for employees, leave theirs on” - Comment from 12 Dec 2025 in “Meta's new A.I. superstars are chafing against the rest of the company”
Realistic view of how government works
“it is a documentary on UK Government that is still true today as it was 40-50 years ago”
Comment from 18 Feb 2026 in “Thousands of CEOs just admitted AI had no impact on employment or productivity” “Truly, the writers of Yes Minister were documentarians.”
Comment from 13 Nov 2025 in “Britain's railway privatization was an abject failure”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Hard to watch full episodes
“I can't watch it for a whole episode.”
Comment from 23 Jan 2026 in “Douglas Adams on the English–American cultural divide over "heroes"”
Other sitcoms people recommend
The four most recommended other sitcoms, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Office | 23 | 14 | 62% | 7 | — | — |
| Red Dwarf | 20 | 2 | 91% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Utopia (Australian comedy TV series) | 14 | 1 | 93% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Yes MinisterThis page | 9 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | — |
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | 9 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
10 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Yes Minister on point as usual”
“You should watch Yes Minister.”
“I think you might enjoy them.”
“I got more out of it than a normal ethics class”
“it is a documentary on UK Government that is still true today as it was 40-50 years ago”
“I can't watch it for a whole episode.”
“There are some which seem timeless. 80% of Yes Minister could apply today”
“still completely on point”
“I always fondly recall certain scenes”
“Truly, the writers of Yes Minister were documentarians.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.