The Phoenix and the Carpet
1976–19771 season25m / episodeBBC One
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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.
1 Season
StatusEnded
First Aired1976-12-29
Last Aired1977-02-16
Created byEdith Nesbit
NetworkBBC One
Seasons1
Episodes8
