On the way to the church to marry Sophie of Winterston (Luise Bähr) runs over a motorist who crosses at her bridal car. Fate makes poor man is a former boyfriend who left she to go to Africa and who has not seen for years. This coincidence makes Sophie rethink her life and let was going to be her future husband at the altar ... Adapted from the novel by Rosamunde Pilcher, Scottish writer whose works have been brought to the small screen since 1993.
The up-and-coming designer Marie Haller falls in love with Max, the noble heirs of Wartenborg's well-known Kristallschleiferei - without knowing that he is her half-brother. When Marie learns the truth about her ancestry and shortly thereafter Max is killed in a tragic accident, she turns away in dismay from the noble family.
Two friends who are doing civil service flee to the Austrian Alps to escape being forced into the army. While there, one of them rediscovers his past and they realise that it's going to be more fun than they thought.
