Inspector Joseph French is a fictional British police detective created by Irish author Freeman Wills Crofts.
The character was introduced in the 1924 novel Inspector French's Greatest Case, where he investigates a fatal diamond robbery in Hatton Garden.
French is a Scotland Yard detective, whose methodical technique breaks down complex alibis.
His manner is courteous, he is happily married and has no major problems in his private life.
Several adaptations of the French stories were produced for BBC Radio over the years: In July 2019, Brendan Foley was announced to adapt the Inspector French novels as a television series, with independent production company Free@LastTV on board to produce.