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Best Drama TV Series of the 1970s

Top 500 most popular Drama series that started in the 1970s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

King Lear

★ 5.8
91 6 1974–1974
Drama

A Little Princess

★ 8.1
91 6 1973–present
Drama

The Doll

★ 7.1
88 3 1975–1975
Drama

Rintamäkeläiset

★ 7.1
88 30 1972–1978
Drama

Rush

★ 8.4
87 25 1974–1976
Adventure · Drama · History

To theatro tis Defteras

★ 8.1
86 206 1970–2004
Comedy · Drama

The Edwardians

★ 6.7
86 8 1972–1973
Drama · History

Das Haus der Krokodile

★ 7.9
85 6 1976–1976
Adventure · Drama · Family

Carga Pesada

★ 8.1
85 11 1979–1981
Drama

Ceo zivot za godinu dana

★ 7.8
84 56 1971–1971
Comedy · Drama · Romance

Dinosaur Squadron Koseidon

★ 7.1
84 52 1978–present
Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi

Mont-Joye

★ 6.6
84 1970–1975
Drama

McCoy

★ 6.3
83 5 1975–1976
Comedy · Crime · Drama

Byl jednou jeden dum

★ 7.5
82 5 1974–present
Drama · War

Hunter

★ 6.6
82 14 1976–1977
Action · Adventure · Drama

Pai Herói

★ 8.0
82 179 1979–present
Drama · Romance

A Sucessora

★ 8.4
82 125 1978–1979
Drama · Mystery · Romance

Wessex Tales

★ 7.4
81 6 1973–1973
Drama

The Next Step Beyond

★ 7.6
81 25 1978–1979
Drama · Fantasy · Horror

The Most Deadly Game

★ 6.3
81 13 1970–1971
Drama
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