Best Crime TV Series of the 1980s
375 Crime series that started in the 1980s, ranked by popularity
Hunter
6K 152 1984–1991
Procedural · Detective mystery
Jack the Ripper
6K 2 1988–1988
Detective mystery · Period piece
Cagney & Lacey
6K 126 1981–1988
Female perspective
Alien Nation
6K 22 1989–1990
Immigrant experience
T.J. Hooker
6K 90 1982–1986
Procedural · Episodic
Berlin Alexanderplatz
5K 14 1980–1980
Bleak · Emotionally heavy
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson
5K 2 1980–1980
Detective mystery · Central duo
The Bill
5K 2404 1984–2010
Long-runner · British TV
Mission: Impossible
5K 35 1988–1990
Heists & cons · Espionage
Edge of Darkness
5K 6 1985–1985
Slow burn · Political intrigue
Lovejoy
4K 72 1986–1994
British TV · Episodic
La piovra
4K 48 1984–2001
Criminal underworld
Street Hawk
4K 13 1985–1985
Episodic · Campy · Adrenaline
Crime Story
4K 43 1986–1988
Criminal underworld · Period piece
Spenser: For Hire
4K 66 1985–1988
Detective mystery · Procedural
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
4K 77 1985–1989
Anthology · Episodic · Tense
Jake and the Fatman
4K 103 1987–1992
Procedural · Episodic
Riptide
4K 56 1984–1986
Episodic · Easy watching
Hardcastle and McCormick
4K 67 1983–1986
Central duo · Procedural
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra
4K 2 1983–1983
Detective mystery · Period piece
Wiseguy
3K 74 1987–1990
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Approaches
3K 2 1987–1987
Adventure · Crime · Mystery
I Know My First Name Is Steven
3K 2 1989–1989
Crime · Drama
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library
3K 3 1984–1984
Crime · Drama · Mystery