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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

Return to Eden

★ 7.1
2K 3 1983–1983
Drama · Romance · Thriller

A Woman of Substance

★ 7.5
1K 3 1984–1984
Drama · Romance

Mansfield Park

★ 6.7
1K 6 1983–1983
Drama · Romance

Goliath Awaits

★ 6.6
1K 2 1981–1981
Adventure · Drama · Romance

Perihan Abla

★ 7.7
1K 74 1986–1988
Comedy · Romance

A Town Like Alice

★ 8.3
1K 3 1981–1981
Drama · Romance · War

Dil Dariya

★ 6.3
1K 1988–1989
Romance

Sense and Sensibility

★ 6.7
1K 7 1981–1981
Drama · Romance

The Long Hot Summer

★ 7.0
1K 2 1985–1985
Drama · Romance

Hello! Sandy Bell

★ 7.7
1K 47 1981–1982
Adventure · Animation · Romance

Byker Grove

★ 6.2
1K 344 1989–2006
Drama · Family · Romance

The Far Pavilions

★ 7.0
992 3 1984–1984
Drama · History · Romance

Szomszédok

★ 6.7
986 331 1987–1999
Drama · Family · Romance

Mistral's Daughter

★ 6.7
878 8 1984–1984
Drama · Romance

A Fine Romance

★ 7.1
847 26 1981–1984
Comedy · Romance

A Country Practice

★ 6.8
801 1058 1981–1993
Drama · Romance

A Dream in Red Mansions

★ 8.8
793 36 1987–1987
Drama · History · Romance

All the Rivers Run

★ 7.6
769 8 1983–1983
Adventure · Drama · Romance

Joanie Loves Chachi

★ 3.9
761 17 1982–1983
Comedy · Music · Romance

Till We Meet Again

★ 6.9
747 3 1989–1989
Drama · Romance · War

Das Traumschiff

★ 4.2
743 109 1981–present
Drama · Romance

Out on a Limb

★ 7.3
699 2 1987–1987
Biography · Drama · Romance

Deceptions

★ 7.1
695 2 1985–1985
Drama · Mystery · Romance

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

★ 8.1
629 65 1987–1991
Comedy · Drama · Romance
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