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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)

Kamen Rider

★ 7.6
592 98 1971–1973
Action · Adventure · Drama

The Sullivans

★ 6.9
589 1114 1976–1983
Drama

From Here to Eternity

★ 7.1
584 3 1979–1979
Drama

Captains and the Kings

★ 7.9
583 8 1976–1976
Drama

When the Boat Comes In

★ 8.4
582 51 1976–1981
Drama · History

Raskens

★ 7.6
565 8 1976–1976
Drama

Once an Eagle

★ 8.0
551 9 1976–1977
Drama · War

Jane Eyre

★ 7.5
544 5 1973–1973
Drama · Romance

Shoestring

★ 7.5
544 21 1979–1980
Drama

Switch

★ 7.1
538 71 1975–1978
Action · Crime · Drama

Shaft

★ 6.5
538 7 1973–1974
Action · Crime · Drama

The Snoop Sisters

★ 7.8
537 5 1972–1974
Comedy · Crime · Drama

The Awakening Land

★ 8.3
535 3 1978–1978
Drama · History · Western

The White Stone

★ 7.2
534 13 1973–1973
Adventure · Drama · Family

Cartesius

★ 6.8
523 2 1974–present
Biography · Drama · History

Backstairs at the White House

★ 8.3
522 4 1979–1979
Drama · History

Flambards

★ 8.4
521 13 1979–1979
Drama

The Dain Curse

★ 6.5
509 3 1978–1978
Crime · Drama · Mystery

A Family at War

★ 7.8
509 52 1970–1972
Drama · History · War

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

★ 7.5
506 7 1978–1978
Drama · History · Romance

Play for Today

★ 7.8
496 304 1970–1984
Comedy · Drama · Horror

King

★ 8.0
492 3 1978–1978
Biography · Drama · History

Enemy at the Door

★ 7.9
490 26 1978–1980
Drama · War

Los ricos también lloran

★ 5.7
488 248 1979–1980
Drama · Romance
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