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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

Annika

★ 7.6
124 3 1984–1984
Drama · Romance

Cristal

★ 5.7
124 245 1985–1986
Drama · Romance

Selva de Pedra

★ 7.3
123 155 1986–present
Drama · Romance

De fabriek

★ 7.1
120 13 1981–1982
Crime · Drama · Romance

Cambalacho

★ 7.7
120 179 1986–1986
Comedy · Drama · Romance

Bare Essence

★ 7.2
114 11 1983–1983
Drama · Romance

Jan Serce

★ 6.7
112 10 1982–present
Drama · Romance

Vereda Tropical

★ 7.4
109 169 1984–1985
Drama · Romance

Amor en silencio

★ 8.4
109 115 1988–1988
Drama · Romance

Brega & Chique

★ 8.0
107 175 1987–1987
Comedy · Drama · Romance

Tulipan

★ 7.1
106 6 1986–1986
Drama · Romance

O Primo Basílio

★ 8.1
105 16 1988–present
Drama · Romance

Zwei Münchner in Hamburg

★ 6.3
104 37 1989–1993
Comedy · Drama · Romance

El Bashayer

★ 7.6
104 15 1987–present
Drama · Romance

Mi segunda madre

★ 7.6
103 190 1989–1989
Drama · Romance

Topacio

★ 6.9
102 182 1984–1985
Drama · Romance

Sara Dane

★ 7.9
100 9 1982–1982
Drama · History · Romance

Água Viva

★ 8.0
99 160 1980–1980
Drama · Romance

Châteauvallon

★ 7.1
99 26 1985–1985
Drama · Romance

Dance with Me

★ 7.7
99 163 1981–1981
Drama · Romance

W labiryncie

★ 6.5
99 120 1988–1991
Drama · Romance

The Buzz

★ 7.9
96 187 1985–1986
Drama · Romance

My Cousin Rachel

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

Colorina

★ 7.8
93 250 1980–1981
Drama · Romance
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