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Best Drama TV Series of 1981

182 Drama series that started in 1981, ranked by popularity

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182 series

Mir vashemu domu

★ 6.7
8 1981–present
Drama · History

Extraños caminos del amor

★ 8.8
8 209 1981–present
Drama · Mystery · Romance

Herencia de amor

★ 5.3
8 19 1981–present
Drama · Romance

Hay que educar a papá

★ 8.7
8 19 1981–present
Drama · Romance

Medmenneske

★ 7.8
7 4 1981–present
Drama

Que Dios se lo pague

★ 6.6
7 140 1981–present
Drama · Romance

Vstrecha u vysokikh snegov

★ 6.6
7 1981–present
Drama · History

Mi mejor amiga

★ 7.4
7 74 1981–present
Drama · Romance

Las 24 horas

★ 7.5
6 44 1981–1985
Drama

Drottning Christina

★ 7.8
6 2 1981–1981
Biography · Drama · History

Aprender a vivir

★ 7.4
6 30 1981–present
Drama · Romance

Okupacija u 26 slika

★ 5.2
6 1981–1981
Drama · Romance · War

Bolívar, el hombre de las dificultades

★ 6.8
6 40 1981–1981
Drama · History

Westgate

★ 6.2
6 1981–1985
Drama
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