Succession of rulers depicted in 1980s TV series (7)

I believe the answer is:

dynasty

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This clue could be a double definition.

'succession of rulers' is the first definition.
(eg a royal dynasty)

'tv series' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

'depicted in 1980s' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to one of the definitions.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for dynasty that I've seen before include "House" , "Power line" , "TV series" , "Succession of relatives" , "Ruling sequence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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