EndedBBC One1976-12-29

The Phoenix and the Carpet

Name: The Phoenix and the Carpet
Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids
Released: 1976-12-29
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Richard Warner, Joe Barton, Gary Russell, Tamzin Neville, Max Harris

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Kids~25 min

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Episodes

Networks

BBC One

Countries

First aired

1976-12-29

Last aired

1977-02-16

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Rating

6.4 / 10

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Synopsis and details

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.

Seasons and episodes

Miniseries

8 episodes · 1976-12-29

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.