| The Phoenix and the Carpet | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | E. Nesbit |
| Written by | Helen Cresswell |
| Directed by | Michael Kerrigan |
| Starring | David Suchet |
| Music by | Paul Hart |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Giles Ridge |
| Running time | 28 minutes |
| Production companies | HIT Entertainment BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 16 November – 21 December 1997 |
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The Phoenix and the Carpet is a BBC Television adaption of the 1904 book of the same name by E. Nesbit about four children in Edwardian England who acquire a phoenix and the adventures they have as a result.
The six-part serial was first broadcast in 1997 and starred David Suchet as the Phoenix.
An earlier 8-part serialisation of the same story was made by the BBC in 1976 starring Jane Forster, Max Harris, Tamzin Neville and Gary Russell as the four children.