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Autumn has officially arrived, which can only mean one thing: it's time for a brand new season of All Creatures Great and Small – and it's all change in Darrowby.

The narrative has jumped four years into the future, which means we pick up with the Skeldale gang in 1945, just as the war draws to a close.

"We arrive back to veterinary advancements, expanded families, and new faces as they all look ahead to a brighter and more peaceful future," reads the official synopsis.

And you can also expect plenty more "heartwarming human and animal tales" across the six episodes.

So, when can you watch it? And what else can you expect?

Read more:

Read on for everything you need to know about All Creatures Great and Small season 6.

All Creatures Great and Small season 6 release date: When will it air?

The six-part season will premiere on Thursday 25th September 2025 at 9pm on 5.

The remaining episodes will air weekly.

All Creatures Great and Small season 6 cast: Who's returning? And who's new?

Anna Madeley as Mrs Audrey Hall, standing on a train platform, wearing a hat and long coat, a dog and suitcase by her side, a train pulling in behind — Anna Madeley as Mrs Audrey Hall. Playground production for 5 and MASTERPIECE

The main cast are all returning, so that's:

Nicholas Ralph as James Herriot
Rachel Shenton as Helen Herriot
Callum Woodhouse as Tristan Farnon
Samuel West as Siegfried Farnon
Anna Madeley as Mrs Hall

There's also Patricia Hodge as Mrs Pumphrey (alongside Derek the dog, who plays Tricki Woo), Imogen Clawson as Jenny Alderson and Tony Pitts as Richard Alderson.

They will also appear alongside long-running guest stars Mollie Winnard, Conor Deane, Cat Simmons and Lamin Touray.

The new guest stars are as follows:

Lucy-Jo Hudson (Coronation Street', Hollyoaks, Wild at Heart)
Chris Gascoyne (Coronation Street, The Feud, Patience)
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)

All Creatures Great and Small season 6 plot: What will happen?

Lucy-Jo Hudson as Susan, standing with her back against a door in a living room, clearly panicked. Samuel West as Seifried Farnon is stood next to her, hand on the door, looking at her — Samuel West as Seifried Farnon and Lucy-Jo Hudson as Susan. Playground production for 5 and MASTERPIECE

"As victory in Europe is declared, there is the promise of peace at last, but James is wishing for a greater sense of peace at the surgery as he juggles vet work with a busy family life and an exceptionally challenging Siegfried," reads the logline.

"Helen’s enjoying time with young Jimmy and Rosie but has big changes afoot at Heston to contend with. Tristan returns from several years at war and will have to re-adjust to life back home in Darrowby.

"Meanwhile, Mrs Hall works hard to bring everybody back together and restore harmony at the surgery."

Season 6 will see the characters "re-connect with each other and find their renewed purpose, looking to a brighter future as the world around them starts to breathe again".

But while the conflict officially becomes a thing of the past, the memory of it lives on.

Speaking to RadioTimes.com about Tristan's trials and tribulations this season, Woodhouse said that "a lot of things definitely come to the forefront this time".

"There was a whole episode between Tristan and Siegfried last series where Siegfried was almost annoyed at Tristan for not experiencing the sort of war that he thought he was going to... because he'd been out drinking too much and maybe hadn't experienced or seen some of the very harrowing and horrendous things that one can see in the war.

"And that has definitely been rectified this time around."

Noting that the narrative picks up four years on from when we last spent time in Darrowby, Woodhouse explained that Tristan has "been back on the front lines, and he's certainly seen more than his fair share of tragedy and atrocities", which he doesn't want to acknowledge.

"He spends the series trying to push a lot of things down and try and make everyone think that he's absolutely fine," he added. "He's the usual Tristan that we all know and expect, but we’re sort of drip fed... that things aren't all OK."

Callum Woodhouse as Tristan Farnon, wearing his military uniform, sat on the steps outside a church — Callum Woodhouse as Tristan Farnon. Playground production for 5 and MASTERPIECE

All Creatures Great and Small season 6 trailer: When can I watch it?

Right now.

Enjoy the heartwarming trailer below.

All Creatures Great and Small season 6 is coming to 5 on Thursday 25th September at 9pm. Seasons 1-5 are available to watch on My5. You can order James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small from Amazon.

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Abby RobinsonDrama Editor

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