The Phoenix and the Carpet

The Phoenix and the Carpet

1997
📺 1 Season
🎬 6 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 28 min/episode
Sci-Fi & FantasyKids
The Phoenix and the Carpet is a six-part British miniseries based on E. Nesbit's 1904 fantasy novel of the same name. Produced by HIT Entertainment for BBC One, it aired from 16 November to 21 December 1997. 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.

Seasons

Season 1
1997 • 6 Episodes
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.

Cast

David Suchet
David Suchet
The Phoenix (voice)
Francis Wright
Francis Wright
The Psammead (voice)
Ben Simpson
Ben Simpson
Cyril
Jessica Fox
Jessica Fox
Anthea
Ivan Berry
Ivan Berry
Robert
Charlotte Chinn
Charlotte Chinn
Jane

Crew

Director
Michael Kerrigan
Writer
Helen Cresswell
Producer
Giles Ridge, Anna Home

Network

BBC One

Production

HiT Entertainment, BBC

Keywords

flying carpetminiseriesbased on children's bookphoenix (mythical bird)