All Creatures Great and Small season 6: release date, cast, plot and everything we know

All Creatures Great and Small season 6
(Image credit: Channel 5)

All Creatures Great and Small season 6 is on the way in the autumn, and we now have first-look images, including the one above, and the official release date!

We will rejoin vets James Herriot, Siegfried Farnon, and Tristan Farnon as World War Two finally looks like ending.

Here's everything we know...

All Creatures Great and Small season 6 release date

James with Mrs Pumphrey and Tricki in All Creatures Great and Small season 6

James with Mrs Pumphrey and Tricki in the new series (Image credit: Channel 5)

All Creatures Great and Small season 6 will begin on 5 on Thursday, September 25, at 9 pm. There will also be a Christmas special, which will air, not surprisingly, around Christmas!

US fans will likely have to wait until early 2026 for it to land on PBS Masterpiece.

Plot

Mrs Hall in All Creatures Great and Small season 6

Mrs Hall worries about her son at war (Image credit: Channel 5)

The makers tease: "We find our beloved Skeldale gang in a somewhat different situation as we join them in 1945, just as the war in Europe is coming to a close. We arrive back in Darrowby to veterinary advancements, expanded families, and new faces as they all look ahead to a brighter and more peaceful future.

"This series will see Herriot's wonderful characters navigating the opportunities that a new world brings, a host of animals great and small, and of course, each other."

Cast

Nicholas Ralph reprises his role as devoted vet James Herriot, alongside Samuel West as Siegfried Farnon. Anna Madeley returns as Mrs Hall, with Rachel Shenton once again as capable Helen Herriot, and Callum Woodhouse as Tristan Farnon, still serving with the Royal Army Veterinary Corps.

Patricia Hodge is back as Mrs Pumphrey, joined by her cherished Pekingese, Tricki. Also featuring are Tony Pitts as Helen’s no-nonsense father, Richard Alderson, and Imogen Clawson as her spirited younger sister, Jenny.

Joining the cast is Lucy-Jo Hudson (Hollyoaks, Wild at Heart), Gaia Wise (The Dead of Winter, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim), Jonathan Hyde (The Brutalist, Titanic), Philip Martin Brown (Waterloo Road, Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy) and Chris Gascoyne (The Feud, Patience). Returning guest cast are Mollie Winnard, Conor Deane, Cat Simmons and Lamin Touray.

Is there a trailer?

No, not yet.

All Creatures Great and Small season 6 behind the scenes and more

All Creatures is shot on location in Yorkshire. The fifth and sixth series were announced at the same time in 2024. On the double series order, Paul Testar, Commissioning Editor, Drama, Channel 5 and Paramount Plus said: "We're so pleased that All Creatures Great and Small will be returning to Channel 5 for two more series. The show has captured the hearts of our audiences and we are committed to bringing even more of James Herriot's unforgettable stories to our viewers. We can’t wait to share this next chapter."

All Creatures is a Playground production for Channel 5 and MASTERPIECE in association with All3Media International.

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