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Best Thriller TV Series of 1978

9 Thriller series that started in 1978, ranked by popularity

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9 series

The Sandbaggers

★ 8.6
1K 20 1978–1980
Thriller

Dreams of the Flying Boy

★ 7.2
176 14 1978–1978
Drama · Thriller

Strangers

★ 7.7
139 32 1978–1982
Crime · Thriller

An Englishman's Castle

★ 8.1
111 3 1978–1978
Drama · Sci-Fi · Thriller

Le mani sporche

★ 6.6
51 3 1978–present
Drama · Thriller

Sam et Sally

★ 4.9
35 12 1978–1980
Adventure · Comedy · Thriller

La trampa

★ 7.5
20 20 1978–present
Drama · Horror · Thriller

Touch and Go

★ 7.8
9 5 1978–1978
Family · Thriller

Bevisbördan

★ 6.6
8 3 1978–1978
Drama · Thriller
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