The Phoenix and the Carpet (1997 serial)

The Phoenix and the Carpet
GenreDrama
Created byE. Nesbit
Written byHelen Cresswell
Directed byMichael Kerrigan
StarringDavid Suchet
Music byPaul Hart
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducerGiles Ridge
Running time28 minutes
Production companiesHIT Entertainment
BBC
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release16 November (1997-11-16) –
21 December 1997 (1997-12-21)
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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.