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Not to be confused with [[Sweet Home Alabama|the one in Alabama]] (it's really more like [[Motor City|Detroit]]), Birmingham is the second most populous city in the United Kingdom, with a population in the metropolitan borough itself of about one million and a further million and a bit in the surrounding area. It's jokingly referred to as one of the ugliest cities in the world - [[Self-Deprecation|and that's by
Located in [[The Midlands]], about 100 miles NW of [[London Town]], the city has produced a good number of famous British personalities, including [[Waking the Dead|Trevor Eve]], [[
A major industrial centre and a transport hub too, the city is also a major centre for UK media.
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The local population, nicknamed "Brummies", [[British Accents|have a distinctive accent]].
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== Film ==
* In ''[[The Third World War (Literature)|The Third World War]]'', Birmingham is pretty much destroyed by a Soviet ICBM.▼
* ''Take Me High''
==Literature ==
* The British soap opera ''[[Crossroads]]'' was set in a fictional area, Kings Oak, near this city. <ref>More than likely based on King's Heath and Selly Oak, both areas in the South-East of Birmingham</ref>▼
▲* In ''[[
* ''[[The Rotters' Club]]''▼
==Live-Action TV==
▲* The British soap opera ''[[Crossroads]]'' was set in a fictional area, Kings Oak, near this city.
* The British soap opera ''[[Doctors]]'' is also set in a fictional area of Birmingham.
▲* ''[[The Rotters Club]]''
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