Ernst Eklund

Young Nelly lives a quiet life with her foster mother until her real mother makes an appearance. Attracted by the fancy dresses and daring adult life in Stockholm offered by her real mother, Nelly leaves the small town and discovers the darker sides of human nature... (imdb)

Jacob Cotten is a rich banker, quickly approaching his 60th birthday. He is concerned that none of his sons are willing to or able to be in charge of the bank. One is a spoiled parasite unable to do an honest day's work, the other has devoted his life to the communist youth club. Meanwhile, his beloved daughter Vica is unable to divorce her masochistic husband and gets herself a lover, a young idealistic medical student. (imdb)

The young Maj-Lis Wassberg, daughter of a bank director and raised in a rich home on Strandvägen in Stockholm, is studying at Stockholm University College and enlisted at home. Through a study mate, Emmy, she is told about working conditions at the big department store "Vidi", and in a sudden impulse she decides to anonymously seek work there as an expedit. This would provide an interesting background to her theoretical studies at the Social Policy Institute.

Orphan Didi is raised by her aunts and in love with her ward, the surgeon Dr. Gunnar Green. He is more interested in the stars of the theater so Didi decides to fight for him.

Åke is very musical but has difficulty in completing his Swedish essay writing. At a party, the principal and Birgit become more familiar and soon a love story has evolved between them.

Banking director Anders Berg in Gothenburg has found reason to terminate his former secretary Vivi Lundgren, who obviously did everything to vamp him.

The stern, but kind-hearted, Kristiana takes place as a maid in Stockholm with the Larsson family, previously infamous for their rapid turnover of domestic workers. Soon it is Kristiana that controls the household.

Ulla thinks her husband Billy is boring and starts dating other men. Lillans husband Peter is having important meetings, including girls. Billy and Lillan decides to pretend to be in love, to rouse jealousy of Ulla and Peter. (imdb)

Brita moves from the countryside and her parent's cabbage patch to work as a housemaid in Stockholm for a rich family. The big city overwhelms her at first and she falls in love with Greger, the young man of the household. But one day Arvid, an infatuated young man from the old village also comes to Stockholm to express his love for her.

Ellen studies medicine for the handsome Professor Klintberg.

When Halfdan’s old flame, Karina, comes to town, the reaction of his jealous wife Märthe begins to concern him. But Halfdan has no clue that they’re in fact childhood friends, and the two women agree to keep Halfdan in the dark for a little while longer. When Märthe is on her way out of town, Halfdan sees an opportunity to replace his jealous wife with an actress in order to impress Karina. Karina tells Märthe about the incident and they decide to teach Halfdan a lesson.

Maria is on trial for the murder of her husband. The story of how she met Birger and came to his family estate Kvarngården is told.