Finnish farm boy Paavo Turtiainen is hired into the Parisian household of Swedish theatre producer Lars Schmidt and his wife, actress Ingrid Bergman. The couple “adopt” and train Paavo to navigate among the rich and famous. Later on, Paavo becomes the personal secretary for Schmidt and Bergman. His responsibilities include building up the personal archives of both Schmidt and Bergman. Ms. Bergman’s archives are now at the film archives of Wesleyan University and Schmidt’s archives are in the United States Library of Congress. After Schmidt and Bergman divorce Paavo decides to settle permanently in New York. His first clients are friends of Schmidt: celebrities and business personalities Paavo has met while working in Paris and on Dannholmen, a Swedish island owned by Schmidt. Eventually Paavo becomes an acclaimed chef and event planner for high society. Along the way, he has learned to stand on his own feet.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| PPaavo TurtiainenSelf | Self |
 Pia LindströmSelf | Self |
 Isabella RosselliniSelf | Self |
| LLars LundbergSelf | Self |
| KKalevi TurtiainenSelf | Self |
 Lars SchmidtSelf | Self |
| BBarbara GeorgescuSelf | Self |
| PPeter A. GeorgescuSelf | Self |
| KKristian SchmidtSelf | Self |
| YYanne Norup-SchmidtSelf | Self |
| EEric BedouchaSelf | Self |
| SSandra Gallego-PerezSelf | Self |
 Jason VailSelf | Self |
| BBen FischerSelf | Self |
| MMichael PlattSelf | Self |
| AAlbert PlattSelf | Self |
| AAmalia CosmetatouSelf | Self |
| LLoucas TsilasNot listed | Not listed |
| YYukiko MagoshiNot listed | Not listed |
| EEric SatterleeNot listed | Not listed |
| SSabine YearwoodNot listed | Not listed |
| BBrenda LaGrange JohnsonNot listed | Not listed |
| JJ Howard JohnsonNot listed | Not listed |
| NNathalie P ComfortNot listed | Not listed |
| WWilliam T ComfortNot listed | Not listed |
| MMarlene HessNot listed | Not listed |
| JJames D ZirinNot listed | Not listed |
| NNicole LimbockerNot listed | Not listed |
| DDerek L LimbockerNot listed | Not listed |
| EElizabeth MartinezNot listed | Not listed |