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Best Mystery TV Series of 1978

12 Mystery series that started in 1978, ranked by popularity

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12 series

Vega$

★ 6.9
3K 69 1978–1981
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Rumpole of the Bailey

★ 8.4
2K 43 1978–1992
Crime · Drama · Mystery

The Dark Secret of Harvest Home

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

Blindpassasjer

★ 7.0
518 3 1978–1978
Horror · Mystery · Sci-Fi

The Dain Curse

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

I eto vsyo o nyom

★ 6.9
139 6 1978–1978
Crime · Drama · Mystery

A Sucessora

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

Come Back Lucy

★ 7.6
68 6 1978–1978
Horror · Mystery

Strandvaskeren

★ 6.2
66 6 1978–1978
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Scorpion Tales

★ 7.3
62 6 1978–1978
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Veidas taikinyje

★ 5.6
25 1978–present
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Sexton Blake and the Demon God

★ 6.3
12 6 1978–present
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