After the surprising death of his singing and life partner Charles, eccentric pop star Harry Hansen has lost all drive. Only his neighbor, the widowed surgeon Nicolaus Roeder, cares for him. To finally pull Harry out of his depression, he urges him to hire the unemployed cook Rosa as a housekeeper.

Saskia Vester
as Rosa Echte

Peter Sattmann
as Nicolaus Roeder

Eva Pflug
as Anastasia Arendt

Barbara Philipp
as Vivien Connaught / Barbara Kunze

Helmut Berger
as Harry Hansen

Anna Hausburg
as Tanja Echte

Jörg Reimers
as Horst Krupka

Frank Plasberg
as Fernsehmoderator

Gerda Böken
as Cecilie

Saša Kekez
as Junger Mann im Imbiss