Mattsson is a fisherman and widower in the Stockholm archipelago. He has two adult daughters that help run the household, Magda and Lena. Lena prefers to shirk her duties and read romance novels. She is being courted by the neighbour boy Per who covers for her whenever he can.
John Elfström
Rut Holm
Gudrun Brost
Olof Bergström
Josua Bengtson
Anna-Greta Krigström