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Best Crime TV Series of the 1970s

303 Crime series that started in the 1970s, ranked by popularity

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303 series

Dog and Cat

★ 6.1
75 7 1977–1977
Crime · Drama

Kodiak

★ 7.3
74 13 1974–1974
Action · Adventure · Crime

Cool Million

★ 7.1
73 5 1972–1973
Crime · Drama

Das Ding

★ 7.9
73 2 1978–present
Crime · Drama

Das unsichtbare Visier

★ 8.1
72 16 1973–1979
Action · Crime · Drama

Lanigan's Rabbi

★ 6.1
69 5 1976–1977
Crime · Drama

Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes

★ 7.7
67 6 1975–1976
Crime · Drama · Romance

Das Messer

★ 6.6
66 3 1971–present
Action · Crime · Thriller

Strandvaskeren

★ 6.2
66 6 1978–1978
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Amy Prentiss

★ 6.2
65 3 1974–1975
Crime · Drama

Griff

★ 5.9
64 12 1973–1974
Crime · Drama

The Great Detective

★ 7.5
63 35 1979–present
Crime · Mystery

Scorpion Tales

★ 7.3
62 6 1978–1978
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Caribe

★ 6.6
62 13 1975–1975
Crime · Drama

Hamburg Transit

★ 7.9
62 52 1970–1974
Action · Adventure · Crime

Pertsa ja Kilu

★ 7.6
61 15 1970–present
Adventure · Comedy · Crime

BBC2 Play of the Week

★ 6.8
61 38 1977–1979
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Nitimemordet

★ 6.8
58 3 1975–present
Crime · Mystery

Sovest

★ 7.0
58 5 1974–1974
Crime · Mystery · War

The D.A.

★ 6.6
55 15 1971–1972
Crime · Drama

The Andros Targets

★ 6.9
55 13 1977–1977
Crime · Drama

Häjyt

★ 7.0
55 2 1978–1978
Crime · Drama · History

Robot Detective

★ 6.0
54 26 1973–present
Action · Crime · Mystery

Double Identity

★ 7.2
53 6 1972–present
Crime · Thriller
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