The Phoenix and the Carpet
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Ended
Seasons | 1
Episodes | 8
avg.Runtime | 25 min
First EP | 1976-12-29
Last EP | 1977-02-16
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Adaptation of E Nesbit’s story about an Edwardian family in London, who experience a series of extraordinary and magical events.
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Season List
season 1 || Miniseries
Relesed on | 1976-12-29
Original BBC mini-series adaptation of E. Nesbit's 1904 book 'The Phoenix and the Carpet.' The story features four Edwardian children who find a strange egg in their newly-arrived Persian carpet. It hatches into a Phoenix bird that grants them wishes and also turns the rug into a magic carpet, which takes them on a series of adventures all over the world and at home.
1
The Magic Fire
1976-12-29
A group of four Edwardian children discover a Phoenix, who then whisks them away on a fantastic adventure.
2
Queen of the Island
1977-01-05
The children and the Phoenix return from France and then travel on to a secluded desert island.
3
Some Indian Things
1977-01-12
The Cook is left behind, as the newly appointed Queen of the island, while the children continue on with another journey.
4
The Temple of the Phoenix
1977-01-19
The children take the phoenix on a tour of London.
5
Gifts from Persia
1977-01-26
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.
6
What to Do with a Burglar
1977-02-02
The children arrange a marriage on the island, between Cook and the burglar.
7
The Hole in the Carpet
1977-02-09
When the children's house is burgled, they take the burglar to the deserted island.
8
A Night at the Theatre
1977-02-16
When the children take the Phoenix to the theatre, he gets so excited that he starts a fire.
CAST
charactor:
Original: Gary Russell
Total EP: 8
charactor:
Original: Hilary Mason
Total EP: 8
charactor:
Original: Bernard Holley
Total EP: 8
charactor:
Original: Robert Dorning
Total EP: 8
charactor:
Original: Bernice Stegers
Total EP: 8
charactor:
Original: Seymour Green
Total EP: 8
charactor:
Original: Nigel Lambert
Total EP: 8
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