Miniseries · BBC One
The Phoenix and the Carpet
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
David Suchet
The Phoenix (voice)
6 eps
Francis Wright
The Psammead (voice)
6 eps
Ben Simpson
Cyril
6 eps
Jessica Fox
Anthea
6 eps
Ivan Berry
Robert
6 eps
Charlotte Chinn
Jane
6 eps
Mary Waterhouse
Mother
6 eps
Ian Keith
Father
6 eps
Christopher Biggins
Mr Tonks
6 eps
Gemma Jones
Mrs Biddle
6 eps
Shaun Dingwall
Burglar
6 eps
Miriam Margolyes
Cook
6 eps
Lesley Dunlop
Eliza
6 eps
Jean Alexander
Lily
5 eps
Nicola Redmond
Amelia
4 eps
Kim Vithana
Princess
1 eps
Miranda Pleasence
Miss Peasmarsh
1 eps
Zina Badran
Lady
1 eps
The story
What it's about
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.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 6 episodes.
- Poster unavailableSpecials
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
19991 episode
- Poster unavailableMiniseries
Season 1 · Complete
Miniseries
19976 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.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Anna HomeExecutive Producer
- Giles RidgeProducer
Writing
- Helen CresswellWriter
- Helen CresswellWriter
Direction
- Michael KerriganDirector
Cinematography
- Peter TylerDirector of Photography
- Ken BrinsleyDirector of Photography
Music
- Paul HartOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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