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 1997 British serial miniseries based on the book of the same name by E. Nesbit co-produced by HIT Entertainment and the BBC which aired throughout November-December 1997. Starring David Suchet as the Phoenix, the serial focuses on four children in Edwardian England who acquire a phoenix and the adventures they have as a result.
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.