Best Mystery TV Series of the 1980s
109 Mystery series that started in the 1980s, ranked by popularity
Poirot
59K 70 1989–2013
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Murder, She Wrote
33K 264 1984–1996
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
27K 13 1984–1985
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Moonlighting
27K 65 1985–1989
Comedy · Drama · Mystery
Inspector Morse
16K 33 1987–2000
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
15K 11 1986–1988
Crime · Drama · Mystery
21 Jump Street
15K 102 1987–1991
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Hill Street Blues
12K 144 1981–1987
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Matlock
11K 181 1986–1995
Crime · Drama · Mystery
In the Heat of the Night
7K 146 1988–1995
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Cagney & Lacey
6K 126 1981–1988
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Friday the 13th: The Series
5K 72 1987–1990
Fantasy · Horror · Mystery
The Bill
5K 2404 1984–2010
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Street Hawk
4K 13 1985–1985
Action · Crime · Mystery
Crime Story
4K 43 1986–1988
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Spenser: For Hire
4K 66 1985–1988
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
4K 77 1985–1989
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Wiseguy
3K 73 1987–1990
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Bergerac
3K 87 1981–1991
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Taggart
2K 176 1983–2010
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Hitchhiker
2K 85 1983–1997
Drama · Horror · Mystery
Matt Houston
2K 67 1982–1985
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Booker
1K 22 1989–1990
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Masterpiece Mystery
988 311 1980–present
Crime · Drama · Mystery