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Best Mystery TV Series of 1983

17 Mystery series that started in 1983, ranked by popularity

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17 series

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra

★ 8.2
4K 2 1983–1983
Detective mystery · Period piece

Taggart

★ 7.4
2K 176 1983–2010
Crime · Drama · Mystery

The Hitchhiker

★ 6.7
2K 85 1983–1997
Drama · Horror · Mystery

Chiefs

★ 8.1
2K 3 1983–1983
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Partners in Crime

★ 7.4
1K 11 1983–1984
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Death of an Expert Witness

★ 7.4
441 7 1983–1983
Crime · Drama · Mystery

El maleficio

★ 8.2
126 320 1983–1984
Horror · Mystery · Thriller

Ace Crawford... Private Eye

★ 6.4
119 5 1983–1983
Comedy · Mystery

The Dark Side of the Sun

★ 7.3
112 6 1983–1983
Fantasy · Horror · Mystery

My Cousin Rachel

★ 6.6
94 4 1983–1983
Drama · Mystery · Romance

Killer

★ 8.0
84 3 1983–1983
Crime · Drama · Mystery

Inspektor Losev

★ 6.1
56 3 1983–1983
Crime · Mystery · Romance

Mandara

★ 7.6
44 12 1983–present
Mystery

Briefgeheim

★ 6.0
29 7 1983–1983
Family · Mystery

Wayfarer

★ 8.0
27 15 1983–1983
Drama · Mystery

Outer Limits

★ 7.8
27 1983–1984
Fantasy · Horror · Mystery

Arabesque

★ 3.8
6 3 1983–present
Crime · Mystery
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