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Best Drama TV Series of the 1960s

Top 500 most popular Drama series that started in the 1960s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

The Riordans

★ 6.8
29 839 1965–1979
Drama · Romance

Karadjoz

★ 7.3
29 10 1969–1971
Comedy · Drama

Dombey and Son

★ 7.2
29 13 1969–present
Drama

Der seidene Schuh

★ 8.6
29 4 1965–present
Drama

Cécilia, médecin de campagne

★ 7.5
29 13 1966–1966
Drama

The Protectors

★ 7.7
29 14 1964–1964
Crime · Drama

Alta comedia

★ 7.5
29 276 1965–1996
Drama · Mystery · Romance

Compact

★ 6.8
29 373 1962–1965
Drama

Studio 4

★ 6.6
29 18 1962–1962
Drama

Armchair Mystery Theatre

★ 6.5
29 34 1960–1965
Drama · Mystery

Miami Undercover

★ 5.6
29 38 1961–1961
Drama

Le théâtre de la jeunesse

★ 7.7
29 59 1960–1968
Drama · Fantasy

Les Misérables

★ 7.1
29 10 1967–1967
Drama

Festival

★ 6.3
28 32 1963–1964
Drama

Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort

★ 6.5
28 139 1965–1991
Crime · Drama

Suspense

★ 6.3
28 12 1964–present
Drama · Thriller

New York Television Theatre

★ 6.2
28 30 1965–present
Comedy · Drama

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

★ 6.4
28 4 1968–1969
Drama

Persuasion

★ 5.5
28 4 1960–1961
Drama · History · Romance

Pathfinders to Venus

★ 6.7
28 8 1961–1961
Drama · Family · Sci-Fi

Dnevnik Ocenaseka

★ 7.6
28 4 1969–1969
Drama

Die Nibelungen

★ 7.8
28 2 1967–present
Drama

Saki

★ 7.1
28 8 1962–1962
Drama

Finke & Co.

★ 8.9
28 13 1969–present
Drama · Family
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