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Line 1: {{~~trope~~Useful Notes}} [[File:Panorama of Birmingham.jpg\|thumb]] 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 ~~it's~~its own inhabitants]]. 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]], [[J. R. R. ~~Tolkien\|JRR~~ Tolkien]], [[Jasper Carrott]], and [[Neville Chamberlain]]. [[Black Sabbath]], [[Judas Priest]], [[Electric Light Orchestra]], and [[Duran Duran]] were also formed here. A major industrial centre and a transport hub too, the city is also a major centre for UK media. Line 10 ⟶ 11: The local population, nicknamed "Brummies", [[British Accents\|have a distinctive accent]]. {{examples\|Examples of Birmingham in fiction include:}} ~~=== In fiction ===~~ == Film == * In ''[[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 Third World War]]'', Birmingham is pretty much destroyed by a Soviet ICBM. * ''[[The Rotters' Club]]''▼ ==Live-Action TV== ▲* 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> * The British soap opera ''[[Doctors]]'' is also set in a fictional area of Birmingham. ▲* ''[[The Rotters Club]]'' {{reflist}} [[Category:Major World Cities]] [[Category:Useful Notes/Britain]] [[Category:~~Sweet Home Midlands~~{{PAGENAME}}]]