The Phoenix and the Carpet
8.0
Season 1
30 min
S1 · E1 · Dec 29, 1976
The Magic Fire Episode 1
30 min
S1 · E2 · Jan 5, 1977
Queen of the Island Episode 2
30 min
S1 · E3 · Jan 12, 1977
Some Indian Things Episode 3
30 min
S1 · E4 · Jan 19, 1977
The Temple of the Phoenix Episode 4
30 min
S1 · E5 · Jan 26, 1977
Gifts from Persia Episode 5
30 min
S1 · E6 · Feb 2, 1977
What to Do with a Burglar Episode 6
30 min
S1 · E7 · Feb 9, 1977
The Hole in the Carpet Episode 7
30 min
S1 · E8 · Feb 16, 1977
A Night at the Theatre Episode 8
8 episodes in Season 1
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The Phoenix and the Carpet is an eight-part British miniseries based on E. Nesbit's 1904 fantasy novel of the same name. Produced by the BBC, it aired from 29 December 1976 to 16 February 1977. Four Edwardian children find a strange egg in their newly-arrived Persian carpet. It hatches into a Phoenix bird that grants wishes and also transforms the rug into a magic carpet, which takes them on a series of adventures all over the world and at home.
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Cast
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Richard Warner
The Phoenix (voice)
Known for
Village of the Damned
The Mummy's Shroud
Joe Barton
The Phoenix
Gary Russell
Cyril
Also in
The Famous Five
The Airzone Solution
Tamzin Neville
Anthea
Also in
Country
Arthur of the Britons
Max Harris
Robert
Also in
Where Adam Stood
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
Jane Forster
Jane
Also in
Number 10
Forever Young
V.M. Hartman
The Lamb
No other roles listed
Daphne Neville
Mother
Known for
Prime Suspect
Edward Brooks
Father
Also in
The Long Chase
The Desperate People
Deddie Davies
Mrs Wigson
Known for
The Railway Children
Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage
Hilary Mason
Mrs Biddle
Known for
Don't Look Now
Dolls
Nigel Lambert
Reverend Septimus Blenkinsop
Also in
The Adventures of Paddington Bear
Shillingbury Tales
Edith Nesbit Creator · Clive Doig Director John Tully Writer
Total runtime 3h 20m · Episode length 25 min · Type Miniseries
Show info
Premiered
December 29, 1976
Final episode
February 16, 1977
Status
Ended
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Miniseries
Episode length
25 min
Total runtime
3h 20m
Original language
English
Production
BBC
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Spoken on screen
English
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