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Best Crime TV Series of the 1980s

375 Crime series that started in the 1980s, ranked by popularity

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375 series

Small Sacrifices

★ 7.6
2K 2 1989–1989
Crime · Drama · History

The New Mike Hammer

★ 6.9
1K 46 1984–1989
Action · Crime · Drama

RoboCop

★ 6.0
1K 12 1988–1988
Action · Animation · Crime

Fatal Vision

★ 7.7
1K 2 1984–1984
Crime · Drama · History

Campion

★ 7.6
1K 16 1989–1990
Adventure · Crime · Drama

Crying Freeman

★ 6.9
1K 6 1988–1994
Action · Animation · Crime

Boon

★ 6.5
1K 93 1986–1992
Comedy · Crime · Drama

Booker

★ 6.3
1K 22 1989–1990
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Police Academy: The Animated Series

★ 5.7
1K 65 1988–1989
Animation · Comedy · Crime

Monaco Franze - Der ewige Stenz

★ 8.3
1K 10 1983–present
Comedy · Crime · Drama

Stingray

★ 7.4
1K 23 1986–1987
Action · Crime · Drama

Partners in Crime

★ 7.4
1K 11 1983–1984
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Masterpiece Mystery

★ 8.9
991 311 1980–present
Crime · Drama · Mystery

The Murder of Mary Phagan

★ 7.5
971 2 1988–1988
Crime · Drama · History

Crazy Like a Fox

★ 7.0
915 35 1984–1986
Comedy · Crime · Mystery

A Case for Two

★ 6.4
897 356 1981–2026
Crime · Thriller

Chespirito

★ 8.2
859 701 1980–1995
Comedy · Crime · Family

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

★ 6.9
856 86 1987–2000
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Miss Marple

★ 8.5
832 23 1984–1992
Crime · Mystery

Kamen Rider Black

★ 8.1
795 51 1987–1988
Action · Adventure · Crime

Navarro

★ 6.4
703 110 1989–2006
Crime · Drama

Something Is Out There

★ 6.6
700 2 1988–1988
Action · Adventure · Crime

Vale Tudo

★ 9.1
694 204 1988–1989
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Police Rescue

★ 7.3
658 62 1989–1996
Crime · Drama
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