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Best Crime TV Series of 1978

31 Crime series that started in 1978, ranked by popularity

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31 series

Sam

★ 7.3
53 7 1978–present
Crime · Drama

Her Ladyship the Judge (1978)

★ 7.2
48 6 1978–1978
Crime · Drama

Umiray samo v kraen sluchay

★ 7.1
43 1978–present
Crime

Veidas taikinyje

★ 5.6
25 1978–present
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Harry H.

★ 6.6
21 3 1978–1978
Comedy · Crime

Lady Audleys Geheimnis

★ 5.7
11 2 1978–present
Crime · History

I problemi di Don Isidro

★ 4.2
8 4 1978–1978
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