a score of 70 on critical aggregator website Metacritic, indicating generally favorable reviews. Cast Heimat Marita Breuer as Maria Simon (née Wiegand) (7 August 1900 – 18 September 1982) Michael Lesch (episodes 1&2) and Dieter Schaad (episodes 8, 10&11) as Paul Simon (1898–1984) Karin Kienzler (episodes 1&2) and Eva Maria Bayerwaltes (episodes 3–8) as Pauline Kröber (née Simon) (1904–75) Rüdiger Weigang as Eduard Simon (1897–1967) Gertrud Bredel as Katharina Simon (née Schirmer) (10 November 1875 – 10 May 1947) Willi Berger as Mathias Simon (11 June 1872 – 23 January 1945) Johannes Lobewein as Alois Wiegand (1870–1965) Kurt Wagner as Glasisch-Karl (1900–1982) Eva Maria Schneider as Marie-Goot (1882–1960) Alexander Scholz as Hänschen Betz (1908 – 15 January 1944) Arno Land as Robert Kröber (1902–1944) Karin Rasenack as Lucie Simon (née Hardtke) (1906–1978) Die Zweite Heimat as Hermann Simon (29 May 1940– ). He left home 2 September 1960 after vowing to never love again. Falls in love with Hermann. Salome Kammer as Clarissa Lichtblau (c.1940– ). Plays the cello obsessively. Has a relationship with Volker and briefly Juan. Falls in love with Hermann Anke Sevenich as Waltraud 'Schnüsschen' Schneider (c.1940– ). A childhood friend of Hermann. Noemi Steuer as Helga Aufschrey (June, 1939– ). A troubled student who falls in love with Hermann. Has a difficult life. Daniel Smith as Juan Subercasseaux (c.1940– ). Is from Chile and speaks eleven languages. Ends up being looked after by Elizabeth Cerphal. Gisela Müller as Evelyne Cerphal (July 1942– ). After discovering her mother is not her biological mother, she seeks out her real mother with help of Ansgar and Frau Ries. Michael Seyfried as Ansgar Herzsprung (1938–1962). Studied medicine. Michael Schönborn as Alex (c.1935– ). Philosophy student. as Reinhard Dörr. Film Student Peter Weiss as Rob Stürmer. Film student. Frank Röth as Stefan Aufhauser. Law student. Lena Lessing as Olga Müller. Aspiring actress. Has relationships with Ansgar and Reinhard. Armin Fuchs as Volker Schimmelpfennig. A senior music student. Martin Maria Blau as Jean-Marie Weber (1939– ) When a child, he lived in Narbonne, south of France and went to boarding school in France and Switzerland. Franziska Traub as Renate Leineweber (c.1942– ). Was a law student but after meeting Hermann follows her dreams of being a performer. Hannelore Hoger as Elizabeth Cerphal (1911– ). Evelyne's aunt and older sister Arno, Evelyne's father (8 August 1919) who died in 1941. Manfred Andrae as