TV Series
The Phoenix and the Carpet
19971 seasonSci-Fi & FantasyKids
Overview
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.
Director
- Michael Kerrigan
Producers
- Giles Ridge
- Anna Home · Executive Producer
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Top cast
David Suchet
The Phoenix (voice)
Francis Wright
The Psammead (voice)
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Ben Simpson
Cyril
Jessica Fox
Anthea
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Ivan Berry
Robert
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Charlotte Chinn
Jane
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Mary Waterhouse
Mother
Ian Keith
Father
