The Phoenix and the Carpet (1997 serial)
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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.
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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 (1997-11-16) ā 21 December 1997 (1997-12-21) |
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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.