The Greatest European TV Shows Of All Time
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1. La piovra (1984–2001)
TV-14 | 360 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An epic crime saga of power, money, violence and corruption. the mafia controls everything through local and international networks like an octopus, anyone who tries to bring them down pays the ultimate price.
Stars: Remo Girone, Patricia Millardet, Michele Placido, François Périer
Votes: 3,957
2. Kommissar Rex (1994–2004)
45 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
A recently divorced cop adopts a police dog who lost his former companion; together they solve crimes in and around Vienna.
Stars: Gerhard Zemann, Heinz Weixelbraun, Wolf Bachofner, Martin Weinek
Votes: 6,217
3. Il commissario Rex (2008–2015)
Crime, Drama
A spin off from the Austrian series Kommissar (Inspector) Rex. Rex the Police Dog moves from Vienna to Rome to continue his career.
Stars: Augusto Zucchi, Domenico Fortunato, Pilar Abella, Kaspar Capparoni
Votes: 539
Continuation of Inspector Rex (1994)
4. The Adventures of Tintin (1991–1992)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The adventures of the young reporter, his faithful dog and friends as they travel around the world on adventures.
Stars: Colin O'Meara, Thierry Wermuth, Christian Pelissier, Henri Labussière
Votes: 19,230
5. Il capo dei capi (2007– )
100 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Based on the life of Salvatore Riina ('Totò u Curtu'), a mafioso boss from Corleone, Sicily.
Stars: Claudio Gioè, Daniele Liotti, Salvatore Lazzaro, Simona Cavallari
Votes: 3,806
6. L'ultimo padrino (2008 TV Movie)
200 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A TV movie focused on former Mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano and the policemen who tried to catch him.
Director: Marco Risi | Stars: Michele Placido, Daniele Pecci, Micaela Ramazzotti, Marco Leonardi
Votes: 277
Follow up to Corleone (2007)
7. Eva & Adam (1999–2001)
30 min | Drama, Family
Adam meets Eva, he begins to like Her, and it seems that she is interested in him.
Stars: Ellen Fjæstad, Carl-Robert Holmer-Kårell, Ulrika Bergman, Erik Johansson
Votes: 1,109
8. Hamilton (2001)
TV-14 | 190 min | Action, Thriller
Swedish intelligence agent Carl Hamilton gets busy when it is discovered that a group of Soviet rebels intend to smuggle a nuclear missile through Sweden. Carl and his colleague must risk life and limb to stop the uprising.
Stars: Peter Stormare, Lena Olin, Mark Hamill, Mats Långbacka
Votes: 822
9. The Hexer (2002– )
50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A mutated warrior and monster slayer takes on different contracts.
Stars: Michal Zebrowski, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Maciej Kozlowski, Marta Bitner
Votes: 1,543
10. The Kingdom (1994–2022)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Doctors at an ultramodern hospital in Denmark become convinced, by way of weird, inexplicable happenings, that the place is haunted.
Stars: Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Kirsten Rolffes, Ghita Nørby, Søren Pilmark
Votes: 20,345 | Gross: $0.09M
11. Detective Montalbano (1999–2021)
TV-14 | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Commissioner Montalbano works in Vigata, Montelusa province with Deputy Commissioner Augello and Inspector Fazio, in each episode Montalbano solves complicated cases with his characteristic cunning in a rural Sicily ruled by the mafia.
Stars: Luca Zingaretti, Peppino Mazzotta, Angelo Russo, Cesare Bocci
Votes: 4,418
12. The Young Montalbano (2012– )
120 min | Crime, Mystery
The young "Commissario" detective Salvo Montalbano, based in the fictitious village of Vigata, solves mysterious crimes in Sicilia.
Stars: Michele Riondino, Andrea Tidona, Fabrizio Pizzuto, Alessio Piazza
Votes: 1,434
13. Tatort (1970– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An anthology series that follows the work of homicide detectives in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Stars: Klaus J. Behrendt, Miroslav Nemec, Udo Wachtveitl, Dietmar Bär
Votes: 3,068
14. Tatort (1985–1989)
Crime
Austrian spin-off to 'Tatort' produced soley by the Austrian Television Network (ORF). Following multiple Austrian detectives in an anthology style format as cases are solved and personal tragedies are uncovered.
Stars: Michael Bukowsky, Michael Janisch, Heinz Zuber, Gerhard Dorfer
Votes: 57
15. Police Call 110 (1971– )
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Alexander Bukow is a cop who doesn't mind working at the edge of the law to get results. His straight-laced partner Katrin Koenig is a control freak whose life is the job. Together, they're... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Borgelt, Jürgen Frohriep, Wolfgang Winkler, Jaecki Schwarz
Votes: 571
16. Admiral (2009– )
50 min | Drama, History, Romance
The story of admiral Aleksandr Kolchak who remained faithful to his oath to the Russian Emperor and fought against the Bolshevik rule after the 1917 October Revolution.
Stars: Konstantin Khabenskiy, Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Anna Kovalchuk, Vladislav Vetrov
Votes: 362
17. The Returned (2012–2015)
TV-MA | 418 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
In a small French mountain town where everyone knows each other, the dead begin to inexplicably return as if their death never happened. Forcing the townsfolk to confront their difficult past as they seek to understand this phenomenon.
Stars: Anne Consigny, Clotilde Hesme, Frédéric Pierrot, Céline Sallette
Votes: 21,320
18. Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson: The Acquaintance (1980)
67 min | Crime, Mystery
Doctor Watson moves in with the eccentric Sherlock Holmes and they get a case to solve. A young heiress seeks Holmes' help when she feels threatened by her brutish stepfather after her sister dies under mysterious circumstances.
Stars: Vasiliy Livanov, Vitali Solomin, Rina Zelyonaya, Mariya Solomina
Votes: 4,194
19. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (1980)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Picking up from Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson: The Acquaintance (1980) adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson continue as they oppose a fierce crime syndicate in one of their greatest challenges.
Stars: Vasiliy Livanov, Vitali Solomin, Rina Zelyonaya, Borislav Brondukov
Votes: 1,426
20. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1981)
TV-PG | 154 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery
When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead in his country house, Dr James Mortimer asks Sherlock Holmes for help to save Sir Henry Baskerville, the only known heir, from the curse that haunts Baskerville family.
Stars: Vasiliy Livanov, Vitali Solomin, Rina Zelyonaya, Irina Kupchenko
Votes: 6,495
21. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra (1983)
151 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
Holmes and Dr. Watson help a young lady who is receiving anonymous letters 10 years after her father passed away under shady circumstances. They find themselves in an enigma involving a treasure, murder and a love interest for Watson.
Stars: Vasiliy Livanov, Vitali Solomin, Rina Zelyonaya, Borislav Brondukov
Votes: 3,205
22. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Approaches (1987)
85 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Retired Sherlock Holmes and practicing Dr. Watson come back together to solve a puzzle in the beginning of the 20th century.
Stars: Vasiliy Livanov, Vitali Solomin, Borislav Brondukov, Boris Klyuev
Votes: 2,924
23. Valentina (1989)
110 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
The events revolve around the investigations of the photographer Valentina Rosselli, relating to intrigues and mysteries in which she ends up entangled due to her curiosity. In her ... See full summary »
Stars: Demetra Hampton, Russel Case, Antonello Fassari, Mary Sellers
Votes: 110
24. Guest from the Future (1984)
PG | 63 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
A school boy finds a time machine and he helps Alisa, a scientist girl in the future, to save a mind-reading device from space pirates. Chased by the pirates and followed by Alisa he saves the device bringing it back to his own time.
Stars: Natalya Guseva, Aleksei Fomkin, Ilya Naumov, Mikhail Kononov
Votes: 2,725
25. The Bridge (2011–2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.
Stars: Sofia Helin, Rafael Pettersson, Sarah Boberg, Candice van Litsenborgh
Votes: 76,785
26. Forbrydelsen (2007–2012)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Police detective Sarah Lund investigates difficult cases with personal and political consequences.
Stars: Sofie Gråbøl, Morten Suurballe, Lars Mikkelsen, Bjarne Henriksen
Votes: 30,189
27. Law of the Lawless (2002)
TV-MA | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Brigada is a group of four friends, who grew up together and formed a most powerful gang in Moscow. Initially they made business together, but an unplanned murder transformed them. Now their lives are at risk and there is no way back.
Stars: Sergey Bezrukov, Dmitriy Dyuzhev, Pavel Maykov, Vladimir Vdovichenkov
Votes: 11,616
28. Doktor Zhivago (2006– )
416 min | Drama
In Doctor Zhivago, the life of a young doctor is intertwined with the fate of Russia at the beginning of the 20th century. Yuri Zhivago is orphaned at a young age, and his uncle brings him ... See full summary »
Stars: Oleg Menshikov, Chulpan Khamatova, Varvara Andreeva, Sergey Garmash
Votes: 569
29. Das Boot (1985– )
TV-MA | 293 min | Drama, War
A World War II German U-Boat crew have a terrifying patrol mission in the early days of the war.
Stars: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch
Votes: 33,411
30. Seventeen Moments of Spring (1973)
830 min | Drama, History, War
During World War II, a Soviet undercover spy manages to infiltrate the Nazi elite.
Stars: Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Yefim Kopelyan, Leonid Bronevoy, Ekaterina Gradova
Votes: 4,977
31. Linda (1984– )
Comedy, Crime
Hungary TV show about adventures of young girl, fighting against crimes, using martial arts.
Stars: Nóra Görbe, Béla Szerednyey, Gyula Bodrogi, Ildikó Pécsi
Votes: 411
32. Orson & Olivia (1994– )
Animation
Orson and Olivia are 2 eleven-year-old orphans who live on a boat. They have to find food in order to survive and catch rats to make money. They also get into various situations with their friends.
Stars: Aurélia Bruno, Gay Marshall, Karen Strassman, Zaïra Benbadis
Votes: 92
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