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Best Drama TV Series of the 1950s

386 Drama series that started in the 1950s, ranked by popularity

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386 series

Emergency

★ 8.1
13 16 1959–1959
Drama

Umiliati e offesi

★ 6.0
12 4 1958–present
Drama

Cime tempestose

★ 3.0
12 4 1956–present
Drama

The Mulberry Accelerator

★ 4.8
12 6 1955–1955
Drama

ABC Showcase

★ 5.0
12 1 1950–present
Comedy · Drama

Treasure Island

★ 6.0
12 8 1951–1951
Adventure · Drama · Family

Treasure Island

★ 6.5
12 7 1957–1957
Adventure · Drama · Family

The Snow Queen

★ 6.7
12 5 1955–1955
Adventure · Drama · Fantasy

Faith for Today

★ 6.4
12 30 1950–present
Drama

City Hospital

★ 7.8
11 13 1951–1953
Drama

The Appleyards

★ 6.8
11 77 1952–1957
Drama · Family

The Adventures of the Big Man

★ 4.8
11 16 1956–1956
Drama

Le survenant

★ 6.7
11 1 1956–present
Drama

The Adventures of Ben Gunn

★ 6.5
10 6 1958–1958
Adventure · Drama · Family

Five Children and It

★ 7.8
10 2 1951–1951
Drama · Family · Fantasy

Tales from Soho

★ 3.6
10 7 1956–1956
Drama

Wanted

★ 5.4
10 1 1955–1956
Crime · Drama

Mighty Atom

★ 7.5
10 13 1959–present
Drama · Fantasy · Sci-Fi

The Railway Children

★ 7.0
9 8 1957–1957
Drama

Ottocento

★ 4.2
9 5 1959–present
Drama

A Time to Live

★ 6.7
9 129 1954–1954
Drama

Senda prohibida

★ 7.3
8 60 1958–1958
Drama · Romance

Les brûlés

★ 5.0
8 4 1957–present
Adventure · Drama

Murder Bag

★ 5.4
7 69 1957–1959
Drama · Mystery
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