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The Phoenix and the Carpet is a six-part British miniseries based on E. Nesbit's 1904 fantasy novel of the same name. Produced by HIT Entertainment for BBC One, it aired from 16 November to 21 December 1997. Four Edwardian children find a strange egg in their newly-arrived Persian carpet. It hatches into a Phoenix bird that grants wishes and also transforms the rug into a magic carpet, which takes them on a series of adventures all over the world and at home.
Cast: David Suchet, Francis Wright, Ben Simpson, Jessica Fox, Ivan Berry, Charlotte Chinn, Mary Waterhouse, Ian Keith, Christopher Biggins, Gemma Jones, Shaun Dingwall, Miriam Margolyes, Lesley Dunlop, Jean Alexander, Nicola Redmond, Kim Vithana, Miranda Pleasence, Zina Badran
Writers: Helen Cresswell (Writer), Edith Nesbit (Novel)
Cinematographer: Peter Tyler, Ken Brinsley
Production Designer: Clara Morland, George Kyriakides
Editor: Belinda Cottrell
Composer: Paul Hart
Costume Designer: Joan Wadge
Casting Director: Angela Grosvenor
Producers: Giles Ridge, Anna Home
Production: HiT Entertainment, BBC
Network: BBC One
