The Phoenix and the Carpet

• 1997
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• Ended
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• U

• Sci-Fi & Fantasy
• Kids

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.

Created by

Edith Nesbit

Seasons

1

Episodes

6

Episode length

~28m

First aired

Nov 16, 1997

Networks

BBC One

Original language

English

Origin

United Kingdom