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Best Romance TV Series of the 1980s

376 Romance series that started in the 1980s, ranked by popularity

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376 series

Rosa... de lejos

★ 7.1
20 264 1980–1981
Drama · Romance

Dos vidas

★ 7.4
20 120 1988–1988
Romance

Biala wizytówka

★ 5.7
20 6 1989–present
Drama · History · Romance

As Três Marias

★ 7.9
20 158 1980–1981
Comedy · Drama · Romance

Geschichten aus der Heimat

★ 6.6
20 32 1983–1994
Comedy · Family · Romance

Soledad

★ 6.5
19 284 1980–1981
Drama · Romance

Vida Nova

★ 6.1
19 144 1988–1989
Drama · Romance

Qui c'est ce garçon?

★ 6.9
19 6 1987–1987
Drama · Romance

Gabriel y Gabriela

★ 6.2
19 124 1982–1983
Romance

Le gerfaut

★ 7.1
19 10 1987–1987
Adventure · Romance

Romance Theatre

★ 4.0
18 85 1982–1983
Drama · Romance

El amor nunca muere

★ 7.3
18 194 1982–1982
Drama · Romance

Los años pasan

★ 6.6
18 100 1985–1985
Drama · Romance

Grecia

★ 5.7
18 153 1987–1987
Drama · Romance

Amándote

★ 6.5
18 262 1988–present
Drama · Romance

Wilfred and Eileen

★ 8.5
18 4 1981–1981
Drama · Romance

Rosalinda

★ 1.3
18 44 1981–present
Drama · Romance

Where the Sky Begins

★ 7.9
18 6 1980–present
Adventure · Romance

Jerônimo

★ 7.3
18 102 1984–present
Drama · Family · Romance

Tania

★ 6.9
18 49 1980–present
Drama · Romance

Atlanty i kariatidy

★ 6.2
18 8 1980–present
Drama · Romance

Amizade Colorida

★ 6.7
17 1 1981–present
Drama · Romance

Aishiatterukai!

★ 5.8
17 10 1989–present
Comedy · Drama · Romance

The Free Frenchman

★ 8.1
17 6 1989–present
Drama · Romance · War
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