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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)

Sandokan

★ 7.4
2K 6 1976–1976
Action · Adventure · Drama

Otpisani

★ 8.6
2K 13 1974–1975
Action · Drama · War

The Long Recess

★ 8.0
2K 4 1973–1973
Comedy · Drama · Romance

Grange Hill

★ 7.2
2K 601 1978–2008
Comedy · Drama · Family

Secret Army

★ 8.5
2K 43 1977–1979
Drama · History · War

My Uncle Napoleon

★ 8.7
2K 16 1976–1976
Comedy · Drama

Ellery Queen

★ 8.4
2K 23 1975–1976
Crime · Drama · Family

The White Shadow

★ 8.0
2K 54 1978–1981
Drama · Sport

The Duchess of Duke Street

★ 8.3
2K 31 1976–1977
Drama

Survivors

★ 8.0
2K 38 1975–1977
Drama · Sci-Fi

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

★ 8.4
2K 6 1970–1970
Biography · Drama · History

The Littlest Hobo

★ 7.7
2K 114 1979–1985
Adventure · Drama · Family

The Dark Secret of Harvest Home

★ 7.0
2K 2 1978–1978
Drama · Horror · Mystery

ABC Afterschool Specials

★ 7.2
1K 156 1972–1997
Adventure · Comedy · Drama

The Rookies

★ 6.9
1K 93 1972–1976
Crime · Drama

Police Story

★ 7.5
1K 97 1973–1980
Action · Crime · Drama

Nobody's Boy: Remi

★ 7.9
1K 51 1977–1978
Adventure · Animation · Drama

Grlom u jagode

★ 9.0
1K 10 1975–1976
Comedy · Drama

Poldark

★ 8.3
1K 29 1975–1977
Drama · History · Romance

Pennies from Heaven

★ 8.3
1K 6 1978–1979
Drama · Musical · Romance

The Onedin Line

★ 7.6
1K 91 1971–1980
Adventure · Drama · Romance

The Paper Chase

★ 8.1
1K 58 1978–1986
Drama

In Search of...

★ 8.4
1K 144 1976–1982
Documentary · Drama · Fantasy

Worzel Gummidge

★ 7.3
1K 31 1979–1981
Comedy · Drama · Family
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