
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. A truncated edit of the three-hour miniseries for the home video market.
Director:
Writer:

Miriam Margolyes
Cook

Lesley Dunlop
Eliza

Ivan Berry
Robert

Christopher Biggins
Mr. Tonks

Ben Simpson
Cyril

Charlotte Chinn
Jane

Jessica Fox
Anthea

Jean Alexander
Lily

David Suchet
The Phoenix (voice)

Francis Wright
The Psammead (voice)

Mary Waterhouse
Mother

Nicola Redmond
Amelia

Shaun Dingwall
Burglar

Gemma Jones
Mrs. Bibble

Ian Keith
Father

The Phoenix and the Carpet Opening Titles BBC 1997