Birmingham

Not to be confused with the one in Alabama (it's really more like 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 - and that's by it's 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 Trevor Eve, J. R. R. 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.

There's a film from the 1970s of Telly Savalas extolling the virtues of Birmingham, including the new redeveloped Bull Ring shopping centre.

The local population, nicknamed "Brummies", have a distinctive accent.

Examples of Birmingham in fiction include:

Film

Take Me High

Literature

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.^[1]
The British soap opera Doctors is also set in a fictional area of Birmingham.

↑ More than likely based on King's Heath and Selly Oak, both areas in the South-East of Birmingham

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[1] More than likely based on King's Heath and Selly Oak, both areas in the South-East of Birmingham