The Phoenix and the Carpet
1976 · 1 season · 8 episodes · Ended · BBC One
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids
TMDB 6.4 · 5 votes
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.
Episodes
- S01E01The Magic Fire1976-12-2925m
A group of four Edwardian children discover a Phoenix, who then whisks them away on a fantastic adventure.
- S01E02Queen of the Island1977-01-0525m
The children and the Phoenix return from France and then travel on to a secluded desert island.
- S01E03Some Indian Things1977-01-1225m
The Cook is left behind, as the newly appointed Queen of the island, while the children continue on with another journey.
- S01E04The Temple of the Phoenix1977-01-1925m
The children take the phoenix on a tour of London.
- S01E05Gifts from Persia1977-01-2625m
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.
- S01E06What to Do with a Burglar1977-02-0225m
The children arrange a marriage on the island, between Cook and the burglar.
- S01E07The Hole in the Carpet1977-02-0925m
When the children's house is burgled, they take the burglar to the deserted island.
- S01E08A Night at the Theatre1977-02-1625m
When the children take the Phoenix to the theatre, he gets so excited that he starts a fire.
