The Phoenix and the Carpet

Name: The Phoenix and the Carpet
Cast: Miriam Margolyes, Lesley Dunlop, Ivan Berry, Christopher Biggins, Ben Simpson

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Michael KerriganWriters: Edith Nesbit, Helen CresswellProducers: Anna Home, Giles Ridge

Miriam Margolyes

as Cook

Lesley Dunlop

as Eliza

Ivan Berry

as Robert

Christopher Biggins

as Mr. Tonks

Ben Simpson

as Cyril

Charlotte Chinn

as Jane

Jessica Fox

as Anthea

Jean Alexander

as Lily

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