

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…
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids • Series • 1976 • 1 season
Starring: Richard Warner, Joe Barton, Gary Russell
Created by: Edith Nesbit

S1 E1 - The Magic Fire
A group of four Edwardian children discover a Phoenix, who then whisks them away on a fantastic adventure.
Dec 29, 1976 • 25m

S1 E2 - Queen of the Island
The children and the Phoenix return from France and then travel on to a secluded desert island.
Jan 5, 1977 • 25m

S1 E3 - Some Indian Things
The Cook is left behind, as the newly appointed Queen of the island, while the children continue on with another journey.
Jan 12, 1977 • 25m

S1 E4 - The Temple of the Phoenix
The children take the phoenix on a tour of London.
Jan 19, 1977 • 25m

S1 E5 - Gifts from Persia
After the carpet is sent back to it's home country to pick up some presents, the children are not too happy with what it actually returns with.
Jan 26, 1977 • 25m

S1 E6 - What to Do with a Burglar
The children arrange a marriage on the island, between Cook and the burglar.
Feb 2, 1977 • 25m

S1 E7 - The Hole in the Carpet
When the children's house is burgled, they take the burglar to the deserted island.
Feb 9, 1977 • 25m

S1 E8 - A Night at the Theatre
When the children take the Phoenix to the theatre, he gets so excited that he starts a fire.
Feb 16, 1977 • 25m
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The Phoenix and the Carpet
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.
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids • TV Series • 1976