Best Documentary TV Series of the 1980s

295 Documentary series that started in the 1980s, ranked by popularity

The Troubles

★ 8.8
17 7 1981–1981
Documentary

Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World I

★ 8.5
17 24 1986–present
Documentary

Omni: The New Frontier

★ 8.2
17 9 1981–1982
Documentary

Best of British

★ 7.7
17 67 1987–1994
Documentary

I sandhedens tjeneste

★ 8.0
17 18 1984–1991
Documentary · Drama · Mystery

The French Revolution

★ 7.5
17 1 1989–present
Documentary

Strangeways

★ 8.9
17 8 1980–1980
Documentary

Across Indiana

★ 7.3
16 25 1988–present
Documentary

The Paras

★ 8.7
16 6 1983–1984
Documentary

Oregon Field Guide

★ 8.8
16 40 1988–present
Documentary

Television

★ 7.4
16 13 1985–1985
Documentary · News

The Probe Team

★ 7.7
16 1989–present
Documentary

Gay Life

★ 7.4
16 17 1980–1981
Documentary

Kennwort Kino

★ 6.3
16 16 1984–2011
Documentary

En portada

★ 6.6
15 76 1984–present
Documentary · History · News

Old Country

★ 9.7
15 60 1983–1985
Documentary

The Explorers

★ 7.8
15 11 1984–present
Documentary · Drama · History

Haunted Hollywood

★ 7.1
15 1986–present
Documentary · Fantasy · Horror

Le défi mondial

★ 7.3
15 6 1986–present
Documentary

Just Another Day

★ 8.4
15 20 1983–1986
Documentary

Frontiers

★ 7.7
15 8 1989–present
Documentary

The Big Picture

★ 8.9
15 6 1988–1995
Documentary · News

1986

★ 6.6
14 1 1986–present
Documentary · News

Nonfix

★ 3.2
14 13 1989–present
Documentary