# The Visitors (1983)

> A 25th century expedition travels back to 20th century Earth to recover a child genius's lost formula and save the planet from a rogue comet.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/5176

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 15
- Episode runtime: 30 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: science fiction, comedy, family
- Created by: Jindřich Polák, Ota Hofman
- Network: Československá televize
- Cast: Josef Bláha, Josef Dvořák, Dagmar Patrasová, Jiří Datel Novotný, Bořivoj Navrátil, Otakar Brousek, Zdeněk Hodr, Daniel Dítě
- TMDB rating: 8.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165019/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: whimsical, deadpan, nostalgic, breezy

## What critics say

A beloved cult classic in the Czech Republic, praised for its witty humour and charm, though its production looks dated by modern standards.

## Synopsis

The Visitors (1983-1984) is a Czechoslovak television science fiction comedy miniseries created by Jindřich Polák and Ota Hofman for Československá televize. Its premise is set in 2484, when a rogue comet threatens Earth, and the solution lies in a formula devised centuries earlier by a boy genius. Academic Filip sends an expedition into the past to retrieve the exercise book that holds the formula before it burns in a fire. Cast members Josef Bláha as Prof. Jan Richard, Josef Dvořák as Emil Karas and Leo Kane, and Dagmar Patrasová as Káťa Jandová and Emilia Fernandez lead the story across fifteen half-hour episodes. The engine of the series is the gap between the visitors' future expectations and the messy reality of the twentieth century, and each episode turns on the small, awkward obstacles that get in the way of a simple retrieval. Fans of Doctor Who, Quantum Leap and Back to the Future will find resonance in its time travel adventure, its family friendly tone and its gentle, deadpan humour. The result is a light, whimsical and nostalgic piece of retro television.

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