UK, 29 December 1976-16 February 1977
1 series, 8 episodes, average 25m
videtape, colour, 4:3
mono, English
A British fantasy television series directed by Clive Doig.
Premise
A group of young children in Edwardian England discover a Phoenix, a talking bird with a magic carpet, who grants them wishes.
Credits
Crew
Director: Clive Doig
BBC Birmingham
Producer: Dorothea Brooking
Adaptation: John Tully
Novel: E. Nesbit
Studio Lighting: Barry D. Hill
Film Cameramen: John Baker, Paul Wheeler
Videotape Editor: Neil Pittaway
Film Editor: Bill Wright
Studio Sound: Alastair Askham
Film Sound: Bill Meekums
Costumes: Joyce Hawkins
Make-up: Jackie Hodgson
Designer: Myles Lang
Production Assistant: David Crichton
Cast
Jane Forster (Jane)
Max Harris (Robert)
Tamzin Neville (Anthea)
Gary Russell (Cyril)
Richard Warner (voice of the phoenix)
Daphne Neville (mother)
Edward Brooks (father)
Robert Dorning (shopkeeper)
Joe Barton (the phoenix)
Susan Field (cook)
Seymour Green (theatre manager)
Bernard Holley (burglar)
Surya Kumari (Ranee)
Nigel Lambert (Reverend Septimus Blenkinsop)
Hilary Mason (Mrs Biddle)
Trisha Mortimer (Eliza)
Adam Stafford (Henri)
Bernice Stegers (Madame)
Episodes
The Magic Fire (29 December 1976)
Queen of the Island (5 January 1977)
Some Indian Things (12 January 1977)
The Temple of the Phoenix (19 January 1977)
Gifts from Persia (26 January 1977
What to do With a Burglar (2 February 1977)
The Hole in the Carpet (9 February 1977)
A Night at the Theatre (16 February 1977)
Links
See also
The Phoenix and the Carpet (1995)
The Phoenix and the Carpet (1997)
References
Books
- The Hill and Beyond by Alistair D. McGown and Mark J. Docherty pp.100-102 – credits, episode guide, review
- Serials on British Television 1950-1994 by Ellen Baskin p.144
- The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy by David Pringle (general ed.) p.118 – credits, review
