Midlands

Midlands is a soap opera that first aired in 2019, as part of ITV's plan to make an "ITV Soap Opera Connected Universe". Connecting this new show to Coronation Street and Emmerdale. The series concerns several families, the Suttons, the Heaths, the Websters and the Dingles, who live in an incorporated area of Birmingham called Bracket.

The Soap Opera has been running for 6 years already as it is 2025. Storylines included Sophie Webster from Coronation Street dying in a Mountaineering Accident caused by Robert Sutton, the Autistic Son of Gary Sutton(Portrayed by Craig Fairbrass), Kevin Webster(Portrayed by Michael Le Vell) setting fire to a warehouse filled with chemical materials killing himself as he has nothing to live for giving Kate Heath, Maddie Heath's Twin Sister PTSD. Robert and Kate Heath(Acted by Amy James Kelly) get married.

The series begins with a funeral of one of Robert Sutton's relatives, it is here where the story begins and the characters are established, there is animosity towards Robert Sutton from Sophie Webster(Portrayed by Brooke Vincent), who is the ex-girlfriend of Kate's Sister Maddie who died in an explosion in 2015. Later episodes feature Gary Sutton confiding in Jenny Connor and Tracy Barlow after their guilt in causing Kevin's Death.

As of 2025 1560 episodes have aired. And the show is already proving to be fearsome competition for EastEnders, with TV Ratings hitting 13 Million during Special Episodes. The Mountaineering Episode having 10 Million Viewers as we see the death of a famous Coronation Street Character.

Like EastEnders, the soap decided that it should reflect on real life events, the Birmingham Commonwealth games which are ongoing as this article is written in OTL, is celebrated in the Midlands Soap Opera. During this episode Lenny Henry Guest Stars.

Overall, the series has good ratings and reviews.