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Best Documentary TV Series of 1987

37 Documentary series that started in 1987, ranked by popularity

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37 series

Des trains pas comme les autres

★ 8.0
23 7 1987–2005
Documentary · Family

The Divided Union: The Story of the American Civil War

★ 6.8
22 5 1987–1987
Documentary · History · War

Na siehste

★ 4.9
18 34 1987–1989
Documentary

Civil War Battles

★ 7.4
18 7 1987–present
Documentary · History

Best of British

★ 7.7
17 67 1987–1994
Documentary

Österreich I

★ 8.6
17 12 1987–present
Documentary

Secret Society

★ 7.9
14 7 1987–present
Documentary

X-Large

★ 6.7
14 25 1987–present
Documentary

In Search of the Constitution

★ 6.0
14 11 1987–1987
Documentary · History

The Struggles for Poland

★ 9.2
13 1987–present
Documentary · History

Tennessee Crossroads

★ 8.7
13 422 1987–present
Documentary · Family

A Year with Fred

★ 8.2
12 6 1987–present
Documentary

Adventure

★ 6.3
11 42 1987–1992
Adventure · Documentary
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