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This one is fairly understandable when you consider that the vast majority of UK film and television is made in or around London (not to mention the fact that some 12% of the UK's population live in Greater London and this figure increases to 20% if you include the whole of London's metropolitan area. By comparison, less than 7 percent of Americans live in the New York City area). [[The BBC|The Beeb]] (and various film councils and whathaveyou) are making a serious effort to change this, handing ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'' duties to the capable BBC Wales (although most stories set in the UK in its first three series were London-based) and bringing BBC Scotland's locally-popular sitcom ''[[Still Game]]'' to the rest of the country. ITV even got told off by Ofcom for not producing 50% of their shows outside London.
 
Compare [[Big Applesauce]], [[So CalizationSoCalization]], [[Canada Does Not Exist]], [[Tokyo Is the Center of The Universe]], [[Freestate Amsterdam]]. France gets a very similar treatment with [[Gay Paree]]. A strange variation occurs in Irish media, with a huge number of productions set in Dublin. In [[New Zealand]], the country's largest city, Auckland, tends to be used this way, if [[Scenery Porn|natural scenery]] isn't involved. Contrast [[Aliens in Cardiff]].
 
For a brief education to personally avert this trope, see [[Other British Towns and Cities]].
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== Anime ==