Characters
- Sarah Brewer: College co-ed romantically torn between her soldier, Hank Metcalf, and his brother, Jeff, whom she dated during the war; Orphan; Resident of boarding house; Protestant; Studying to become a teacher.
- Abe Davis: Father whose confidence in the American dream is tested by his son's experiences with racism; Great-grandson of a slave; Son of Rebecca Davis, who was disappointed when he married a dark-skinned woman; Husband of Gloria Davis; Father of Robert Davis; Talented photographer; Once played baseball in the Negro Leagues; Employed by Mike and Ruth Sloan as a chauffeur and man-about-the-house; Shares apartment with his wife; Dreams of owning a restaurant; Attends Bethany Baptist.
- Gloria Davis: Housekeeper who aspires to own a restaurant; Wife of Abe Davis; Daughter-in-law of Rebecca Davis; Mother of Robert Davis; Employed by Mike and Ruth Sloan as a maid and cook; Only missed a single day of work when her son was born; Cared for Mike Sloan, Jr. throughout his childhood; Member of Bethany Baptist choir.
- Cpl. Robert Davis: Decorated veteran who lands a job "on the line" at Sloan Industries but is isolated and belittled by racist co-workers; Son of Abe and Gloria Davis; Grandson of Rebecca Davis; Great-great-grandson of a slave; Served in Europe with the 761st Armored Battalion. In the second season he is joined by his white French war bride.
- Caroline Hailey: British war bride determined not to have any children.
- Sgt. Charlie Hailey: Veteran who puts his battlefield skills to use for the local union.
- Al Kahn: No-nonsense union organizer who begins romancing Anne Metcalf; Divorced, Jewish, possible former Communist sympathies, originally is interested in Anne's daughter.
- Anne Metcalf: Widowed mother, displaced from work on the line at local steel manufacturer in September 1945; world is turned on end when she falls in love again.
- Lt. Hank Metcalf: Soldier who returns to River Run to find that everything has changed; Son of Stephen and Anne Metcalf; Older brother of Linda and Jeff Metcalf.
- Jeff Metcalf: Earnest young baseball player who finds romance where he least expects it; Son of Stephen and Anne Metcalf; Younger brother of Hank and Linda Metcalf.
- Linda Metcalf: Young woman who enjoys the fulfillment she finds in paying work; Daughter of Stephen and Anne Metcalf; Only sister of Hank and Jeff Metcalf; Best friend to Ginger Szabo.
- Judy Owen: Beautiful blonde bartender with a thing for baseball; Parents are no longer alive; Widowed when husband, Tom Owen, was shot down over the Pacific Ocean; Lives in Clearwater, Florida, in apartment over bar where she is employed.
- Gina Sloan: Italian war bride who arrives in the U.S. only to find that her husband, Mike Sloan, Jr., has been killed; Jewish Holocaust survivor.
- Mike Sloan, Sr.: Steel manufacturer dumbfounded by the inroads that unionization makes among his employees.
- Ruth Sloan: Icy River Run socialite coming to grips with her Italian daughter-in-law; her only son, Mike, dies on his way home to Ohio.
- Ginger Szabo: Passionate, fast-talking young woman with dreams of fame on stage or screen.
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