Best Drama TV Series of the 1980s
Top 500 most popular Drama series that started in the 1980s
Edge of Darkness
5K 6 1985–1985
Slow burn · Political intrigue
Malgudi Days
5K 54 1986–2006
Small town · Nostalgic · Indian TV
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
5K 40 1983–2004
Working class · Friendship
Lovejoy
4K 72 1986–1994
British TV · Episodic
China Beach
4K 62 1988–1991
War & military
La piovra
4K 48 1984–2001
Criminal underworld
Empty Nest
4K 170 1988–1995
Sitcom · Warm humor · Episodic
Jane Eyre
4K 11 1983–1983
Love story · Period piece
Casualty
4K 1422 1986–present
Medical · Long-runner · British TV
Crime Story
4K 43 1986–1988
Criminal underworld · Period piece
Spenser: For Hire
4K 66 1985–1988
Detective mystery · Procedural
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
4K 77 1985–1989
Anthology · Episodic · Tense
Shaka Zulu
4K 10 1986–1986
Real history · Period piece
Jem
4K 65 1985–1988
Music scene · Campy
Jake and the Fatman
4K 103 1987–1992
Procedural · Episodic
Riptide
4K 56 1984–1986
Episodic · Easy watching
Thirtysomething
4K 86 1987–1991
Character study · Ensemble cast
Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany
4K 11 1984–1984
Family saga · Real history
Hardcastle and McCormick
4K 67 1983–1986
Central duo · Procedural
War and Remembrance
4K 12 1988–1989
War & military · Real history
Degrassi High
3K 70 1987–1991
School & campus · Coming of age
Wiseguy
3K 74 1987–1990
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Life Goes On
3K 83 1989–1993
Drama
I Know My First Name Is Steven
3K 2 1989–1989
Crime · Drama