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Best Thriller TV Series of 1979

15 Thriller series that started in 1979, ranked by popularity

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15 series

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

★ 8.4
11K 7 1979–1979
Espionage · Slow burn · British TV

Sapphire & Steel

★ 7.8
2K 34 1979–1982
Mystery · Sci-Fi · Thriller

Quatermass

★ 7.0
958 4 1979–1979
Drama · Sci-Fi · Thriller

Waris

★ 8.5
277 16 1979–present
Crime · Drama · Thriller

The Curse of Dracula

★ 7.4
202 10 1979–1979
Horror · Romance · Thriller

Duel in de diepte

★ 7.1
98 13 1979–1979
Adventure · Thriller

The Danedyke Mystery

★ 6.9
46 6 1979–present
Thriller

Estefanía

★ 8.8
33 208 1979–present
Drama · Romance · Thriller

La promessa

★ 6.8
21 1979–present
Thriller

Le journal

★ 6.6
10 6 1979–present
Crime · Romance · Thriller

Morte a passo di valzer

★ 6.0
9 3 1979–present
Thriller

L'agence Labricole

★ 7.6
8 13 1979–present
Comedy · Thriller

La mano sugli occhi

★ 7.2
8 3 1979–present
Thriller

The Deep Concern

★ 5.4
7 6 1979–1979
Comedy · Thriller

Rädsla

★ 6.6
6 4 1979–1979
Drama · Thriller
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