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Best Biography TV Series of 1979

15 Biography series that started in 1979, ranked by popularity

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15 series

Roots: The Next Generations

★ 7.8
3K 7 1979–1979
Biography · Drama · History

Dick Turpin

★ 7.3
741 31 1979–1982
Action · Adventure · Biography

Ike: The War Years

★ 7.0
379 3 1979–1979
Biography · Drama · History

Mr. Horn

★ 6.5
213 2 1979–1979
Action · Adventure · Biography

Blind Ambition

★ 6.8
184 4 1979–1979
Biography · Drama

Al Ayam

★ 7.2
78 13 1979–1979
Biography · Drama

Prince Regent

★ 7.7
71 8 1979–1979
Biography · Drama · History

Joséphine ou la comédie des ambitions

★ 7.8
41 5 1979–1980
Biography · Drama · History

In Search of the Dark Ages

★ 8.3
41 8 1979–1981
Biography · Documentary · History

Cities

★ 7.9
24 13 1979–present
Biography · Documentary

Le roi qui vient du sud

★ 7.4
18 6 1979–present
Biography

Biography

★ 7.3
17 4 1979–present
Biography · Documentary · History

Fahad Al Askkar: Al Rehla wa Al Raheel

★ 7.4
12 3 1979–1979
Biography · Drama

Cinema!!!

★ 6.6
11 4 1979–present
Biography

Nasi godini

★ 6.8
10 6 1979–1979
Biography · Drama · War
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