Grusha's husband has left her and she is now a single parent to her adolescent son Vitya. Her brother Nikolay is determined to hook her up with his friend Vladimir. For Grusha and Vladimir to have privacy to build up their relationship, Nikolay decides his nephew Vitya needs to stay out of the way, so he urges Vitya to come live with his family for a while. However, Grusha's not so sure about the arrangement.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Lidiya Fedoseyeva-ShukshinaGrusha Veselova | Grusha Veselova |
| VVladimir NaumenkoVitya | Vitya |
 Stanislav LyubshinVladimir Nikolayevich | Vladimir Nikolayevich |
 Mikhail UlyanovNikolay | Nikolay |
 Ivan Ryzhovded Savva | ded Savva |
 Oleg NovikovYura | Yura |
 Pyotr LyubeshkinFyodor Fyodorovich | Fyodor Fyodorovich |
 Nikolai BrillingKuzma Yegorovich | Kuzma Yegorovich |
 Aleksey VaninAleksey | Aleksey |
 Lidiya DranovskayaNot listed | Not listed |
| LLarisa Negreeva-TseslyakNot listed | Not listed |
 Mariya VinogradovaNot listed | Not listed |
 Tatyana GavrilovaNot listed | Not listed |
 Natalya NazarovaNatasha, gostya v restorane | Natasha, gostya v restorane |
 Vladimir SuvorovVyacheslav Aleksandrovich | Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich |