The Phoenix and the Carpet - Season 1

The Phoenix and the Carpet - Season 1

Season 1

Original BBC mini-series adaptation of E. Nesbit's 1904 book 'The Phoenix and the Carpet.' The story features four Edwardian children who find a strange egg in their newly-arrived Persian carpet. It hatches into a Phoenix bird that grants them wishes and also turns the rug into a magic carpet, which takes them on a series of adventures all over the world and at home.
Network
Episodes8
DatesDec 29, 1976 - Feb 16, 1977

Episodes

The Magic Fire
Season 1Episode 130 min

The Magic Fire

A family buys an old carpet from a junkshop, which when unrolled reveals a large shiny egg. Bob accidently knocks the egg into the fire and their magical adventures begin.

Dec 29, 1976
Queen of the Island
Season 1Episode 230 min

Queen of the Island

The children find themselves transported back from France to London, and from there to a faraway tropical desert island.

Jan 5, 1977
Some Indian Things
Season 1Episode 330 min

Some Indian Things

The children arrive back in London leaving Cook as queen of the island. Their next adventure takes them even further afield.

Jan 12, 1977
The Temple of the Phoenix
Season 1Episode 430 min

The Temple of the Phoenix

The children return to the church bazaar in the nick of time. A great surprise is in store when they take the Phoenix on a tour of the City of London.

Jan 19, 1977
Gifts from Persia
Season 1Episode 530 min

Gifts from Persia

The children send the carpet away to its native land to bring back some gifts but are unimpressed with what arrives.

Jan 26, 1977
What to Do with a Burglar
Season 1Episode 630 min

What to Do with a Burglar

The four-legged, furry gifts the carpet has brought back require the children's attention, while an unwelcome visitor is taken to a desert island.

Feb 2, 1977
The Hole in the Carpet
Season 1Episode 730 min

The Hole in the Carpet

The children return from the island where they have left the burglar, but Robert and Jane arrive in a strange house where they become suspects.

Feb 9, 1977
A Night at the Theatre
Season 1Episode 830 min

A Night at the Theatre

Anthea and Cyril arrive on the carpet in the nick of time to help Robert and Jane. The phoenix joins the family on a visit to the theatre with unexpected results.

Feb 16, 1977

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