A guide to the best crime shows on Amazon Prime UK

Over the years we've got through a lot of crime series, from Line of Duty to Making a Murderer. We've all gone through so many crime dramas, documentaries and thrillers that it's almost always a huge surprise to find we haven't run out. But luckily for us, the limit simply does not exist. So, if you're in the market (which, of course you are) here are the best crime series on Amazon Prime UK right now. Enjoy.

Based on the novel of the same name by John le Carré, The Night Manager tells the story of Jonathan Pine, the night manager of a hotel in Cairo who becomes embroiled in an undercover mission to infiltrate an arms dealers inner circle.

The huge series cast includes Olivia Coleman, Hugh Laurie, Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Debicki and Tom Hollander.

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You either know someone who has talked endlessly about how good The Wire is or you are one of those people. Thing is, they / you aren't wrong.

The hit drama follows the dramas in the Baltimore drug scene from both the dealers and the cops' perspective.

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Starring Rami Malek, Christian Slater and Carly Chaikin, Mr Robot follows Elliot (Malek) a highly intelligent but unstable IT security engineer who, along with some secretive allies, uncovers crime and corruption within the technology company he works for.

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Based on the book of the same name by Roberto Saviano, the series follows a cocaine shipment from its journey through Mexico and across the ocean to the Italian cartel who buy it, through to

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The Sopranos is one of the highest rated series in TV history, which really is saying something. The show follows New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano as he tries to balance his family life with the demands of being the head of a criminal organisation.

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If you're looking for a series to really make the most of that autoplay the 217 episodes of The X Files will have you covered. The show follows two F.B.I. agents, Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) as they investigate unexplained paranormal phenomena.

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The eponymous series follows Miami blood splatter analyst Dexter Morgan as he helps solve violent crimes by day, while leading a double life as a ruthless serial killer at night.

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Based on the series of novels by Michael Connelly, the series tells the story of Harry Bosch an LAPD detective homicide detective investigating complex and gruesome murders.

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Starring Al Pacino and Logan Lerman, Hunters follows a group of vigilantes in New York during 1977 as they track down and kill high-ranking nazis who have escaped prosecution and hidden in American society.

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After a priest is brutally murdered three women who run The Pale Horse pub and who are rumoured to be witches come under suspicion.

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Executive produced by Jordan Peele (a very good sign) this four part docu-series explores the events that led American Lorena Bobbit to cut off her husbands penis after years of brutal abuse.

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After his release from Alcatraz gangster Bumpy Johnson (Forest Whitaker) reinstates himself as a influential person in 1960s Harlem.

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Bones follows forensic anthropologist Dr Temperance Brennan as she investigates murders with the help of F.B.I. agent Seeley Booth.

There are a whopping 245 episodes available, so it's sure to keep you busy.

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For this five part docu-series Elizabeth Kendall - Ted Bundy's former girlfriend - and her daughter Molly reflect on their experience of knowing and living with the man who became one of the world's most notorious serial killers.

Roughly 40 years after the story emerged this is the first time Elizabeth and Molly have spoken, giving horrifying new details about the convicted murderer.

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This eerie show explores the relationship between F.B.I. criminal profiler Will Graham and his highly respected psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter, who is leading an extremely sinister double life.

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Disgraced lawyer Billy McBride seeks revenge and redemption against the firm that betrayed him.

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A conman assume the identity of his cell mate, Pete, after being released from prison, and unbeknown to them uses Pete's family to help him run from a vicious gangster hellbent on capturing him.

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Based on Agatha Christie's novel of the same name The ABC Murders follows veteran detective Hercule Poirot as he investigates a serial killer who sends letters signed "ABC" after every murder.

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