| Bremen, 1893. Young Marga Lürmann has many suitors but has never fallen in love. This changes when she meets Percy, a distant cousin from England, during a glorious summer spent in Lesmona, her uncle's country estate. Although Percy is not yet able to support a wife, he promises to return in five years to marry her. However, Marga, under pressure from her family to find a husband, grows more lonely and confused as time goes by, and eventually accepts a marriage proposal from someone else. | 
| Name | Character | Episodes | 
|---|---|---|
| Katja Riemann | Marga Lürmann | 6 | 
| Alexander Radszun | Dr. Rudi Retberg | 6 | 
| Richard Münch | Konsul Lürmann | 6 | 
| Stephan Schwartz | John Deneken | 6 | 
| Benedict Freitag | Percy Roessner | 6 | 
| Kurt A. Jung | Herbert | 6 | 
| Dirk Dautzenberg | Johann | 3 | 
| Siemen Rühaak | Carly Lürmann | 2 | 
| August Zirner | Egon Graf Pappenheim | 1 | 
| Katrin Schaake | Fräulein Freese | 1 | 
| Gila von Weitershausen | Ellen Melchers | 1 | 
| Hans Reiser | Adolfo | 1 |