The story of a young, idealistic doctor and his on-the-job training as a rookie surgeon. Dr. Heiner Sommer moves to a small town in the GDR where he will complete his training under the senior physician, also named Dr. Sommer.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Werner TietzeDr. med. Sommer II | Dr. med. Sommer II |
 Juliane KorénEmmylie | Emmylie |
 Martin FlörchingerProf. Hagedorn | Prof. Hagedorn |
 Wolfgang GreeseOberarzt Dr. Sommer | Oberarzt Dr. Sommer |
| MMargret AllnerSchwester Helga | Schwester Helga |
 Karin GregorekSchwester Gerda | Schwester Gerda |
 Marianne WünscherFrau Buntschuh | Frau Buntschuh |
 Jutta HoffmannGunkel | Gunkel |
 Gert GütschowSeifert | Seifert |
| PPeter AustFranke | Franke |
 Winfried GlatzederGraswald | Graswald |
 Doris ThalmerIlse | Ilse |
| FFrank MichelisNot listed | Not listed |
| DDorothea GarlinNot listed | Not listed |
| WWilli NeuenhahnNot listed | Not listed |
 Gertrud BrendlerNot listed | Not listed |
 Ilse VoigtNot listed | Not listed |
| TTheresia WiderNot listed | Not listed |
| IIlse BastubbeNot listed | Not listed |