The series is set in 1940 during
World War II. It is a modern version of Gösta Berlings Saga, with several hints to the novel in style and story but it is not based on the novel. Several characters are real, or based on real people, as the series are based on Solveig Ternström's own experiences growing up close to the border during the war.
Cast
Solveig Ternström as Lilly Amundsen, a Norwegian woman on the run from the Nazis. She and her children take the protection of his mother's house in Sweden.
Stig Torstensson as Albin, Lilly's alcoholic brother and member of the infamous Munkfors Gang.
Paula Ternström as Ada Amundsen, Lilly's traumatized daughter.
Björn Söderbäck as Country Fiscal Henningson, A sinister Nazi-sympathizer.
Hans Sandqvist as Mörkermannen (The Dark Man), a spirit representing the forces of darkness. He appears to several characters, mostly to Ada but also to The Munkfors Gang, Lilly and several others.
Peter Stormare Colonel Bergkvist, a Swedish colonel in desperate need of winter uniforms for his troops.