| After the tragic loss of her mother, the medical student Christine Berger takes a job as a supervisor for the young Countess Leonore von Hohenstein, who suffers from a heart disease. Leonore's husband Gregor and Christine are drawn to each other from the first moment, but both are aware of the impossibility of their love and try to suppress their feelings. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Claudio Gora | Fürst Piero di Veneria | 13 |
| Mathieu Carrière | Graf Gregor von Hohenstein | 13 |
| Sophie von Kessel | Christine Berger | 13 |
| Gudrun Landgrebe | Carla Roth | 13 |
| Marita Marschall | Baronesse Elsa von Trauberg | 13 |
| Albert Fortell | Graf Arno von Hohenstein | 13 |
| Marina Berti | Fürstin Federica di Veneria | 6 |
| Dieter Eppler | von Schelling | 1 |
| Andrea Prodan | 1 | |
| Tina Ruland | 1 | |
| Matthias Fuchs | Baron Gunnar von Trauberg | 1 |
| Alexander Kerst | 1 | |
| Nini Salerno | Dr. Silva | 1 |
| Vanni Corbellini | Prinz Philipp di Veneria | 1 |
| Sharon von Wietersheim | 1 |