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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

A Fine Romance

★ 8.3
91 13 1989–1989
Drama · Romance

A Brand New Life

★ 7.3
89 6 1989–1990
Comedy · Drama · Romance

Berrenger's

★ 7.0
88 12 1985–1985
Drama · Romance

My Brother Tom

★ 7.4
84 2 1986–1986
Drama · Romance

Fera Radical

★ 7.4
84 203 1988–present
Drama · Romance

The Strange Lady

★ 8.3
83 120 1989–present
Drama · Romance

Disperatamente Giulia

★ 8.1
82 6 1989–present
Drama · Romance

El derecho de nacer

★ 7.5
82 189 1981–present
Drama · Romance

Fields of Fire

★ 7.9
81 2 1987–1987
Drama · Romance

Alzbetin dvor

★ 7.9
79 6 1986–present
Drama · Romance · War

De pura sangre

★ 8.8
79 110 1985–1986
Drama · Mystery · Romance

Get Lost!

★ 7.5
79 4 1981–1981
Drama · Mystery · Romance

Un nuevo amanecer

★ 7.7
78 80 1988–1989
Drama · Mystery · Romance

Herzblatt

★ 4.7
78 4 1986–present
Reality-TV · Romance

La mujer de tu vida

★ 5.7
77 13 1988–1994
Comedy · Romance

Stop!! Hibari-kun!

★ 7.3
75 35 1983–1984
Animation · Comedy · Romance

Tskhovreba Don Kikhotisa da Sancho Panchosi

★ 7.6
75 1988–present
Drama · Romance

Abigail

★ 5.7
75 256 1988–present
Drama · Romance

El pecado de Oyuki

★ 8.2
74 125 1988–1988
Drama · Romance

Mandala

★ 7.1
72 185 1987–1988
Drama · Romance

Corpo a Corpo

★ 7.6
72 180 1984–present
Drama · Romance

La dama de rosa

★ 6.6
71 228 1986–1987
Drama · Romance

Encadenados

★ 9.0
69 179 1988–1989
Drama · Romance

Theatre Night

★ 6.7
68 29 1985–1990
Comedy · Drama · Romance
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