Black Country deprived district in the West Midlands region, and the 45th most deprived in the country. Dudley fares better, but still has pockets of deprivation. Overall Dudley is the 100th most deprived district of the UK, but the second most affluent of the seven metropolitan districts of the West Midlands, with Solihull coming top. It also benefits from tourism due to the popularity of the Black Country Living Museum, Dudley Zoo and Dudley Castle. As with many urban areas in the UK, there is also a significant ethnic minority population in parts: in Sandwell, 22.6 per cent of the population are
The Black Museum in scope to "The Black Museum". It was hosted by Chief Superintendent John Davidson, curator of the Black Museum. It used many of the same picked cases as "The Black Museum", and it nearly mirrored its broadcast run. The two shows were different in the respect that while "Whitehall 1212" told the story of a case entirely from the point of view of the police starting from the crime scene, "The Black Museum" was more heavily dramatized and played out scenes of the actual murders and included scenes from the criminal's point of view.> The following episodes were broadcast: Based