The anticipation that the code associated with central districts would be more prestigious than the other associated with the outer suburbs was used as a plot device in the Essex-based TV comedy series Birds of a Feather.
ðɪ æntˈɪsɪpˈeɪʃən ðætðə kˈoʊd ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð sˈɛntɹəl dˈɪstɹɪkts wʊd biː mˈoːɹ pɹɛstˈɪdʒəs ðɐn ðɪ ˈʌðɚɹ ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪððɪ ˈaʊɾɚ sˈʌbɜːbz wʌz jˈuːzd æz ɐ plˈɑːt dɪvˈaɪs ɪnðɪ ˈɛsɪksbˈeɪst tˌiːvˈiː kˈɑːmədi sˈɪɹiz bˈɜːdz əvə fˈɛðɚ.