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Best Crime TV Series of 1972

35 Crime series that started in 1972, ranked by popularity

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35 series

Butler Parker

★ 6.2
25 26 1972–1973
Crime

Nessuno deve sapere

★ 5.6
21 6 1972–present
Crime · Drama

Im Auftrag von Madame

★ 4.7
21 39 1972–1975
Comedy · Crime

Hoopers letzte Jagd

★ 5.9
21 2 1972–present
Comedy · Crime

Alarm

★ 7.5
19 13 1972–present
Adventure · Crime

Joe Petrosino

★ 6.9
17 5 1972–present
Crime

Villa a Lidón

★ 7.5
15 4 1972–present
Crime

Agaton Sax

★ 5.9
15 7 1972–1976
Animation · Crime · Family

La donna di picche

★ 7.4
10 5 1972–present
Crime · Mystery

Paraxenos taxidiotis

★ 8.4
8 256 1972–1973
Crime · Drama · Mystery

La malle de Hambourg

★ 8.6
7 10 1972–1972
Crime · Drama · Romance
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