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What to Do with a Burglar

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The Phoenix and the Carpet

Season1
Episode6
Rating
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Air Date1977-02-02
Runtime25 mins

Overview

The Phoenix and the Carpet is an eight-part British miniseries based on E. Nesbit's 1904 fantasy novel of the same name. Produced by the BBC, it aired from 29 December 1976 to 16 February 1977. 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.

Season 1 Episodes

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1

The Magic Fire

1976-12-29

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2

Queen of the Island

1977-01-05

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3

Some Indian Things

1977-01-12

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4

The Temple of the Phoenix

1977-01-19

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5

Gifts from Persia

1977-01-26

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6

What to Do with a Burglar

1977-02-02

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7

The Hole in the Carpet

1977-02-09

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8

A Night at the Theatre

1977-02-16

Cast & Crew

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Deddie Davies

as Mrs Wigson

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Nigel Lambert

as Reverend Septimus Blenkinsop

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Bernard Holley

as Burglar

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Trisha Mortimer

as Eliza

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Susan Field

as Cook

Seasons

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S1

Miniseries

8 Episodes

1976