Spanning 1919 to 1982, in the fictional village of Schabbach, lives Maria Simon and her family, whose lives and community are changed by historical events around them.

• Kurt Wagner
• Marita Breuer
• Rüdiger Weigang
• Gertrud Bredel
• Karin Rasenack
• Willi Burger
• Johannes Lobewein
• Hans-Jürgen Schatz