Wholesome TV drama All Creatures Great and Small is gearing up to return to our screens with a host of new faces alongside the show's protagonists.
The 5 period drama is set to debut its season 6 in the autumn, with returning stars Nicholas Ralph and Rachel Shenton as real-life veterinary surgeon James Herriot and his wife Helen joined by five fresh faces as the series goes into 1945.
Rounding out the cast for season 6 are Hollyoaks' Lucy-Jo Hudson, as well as The Dead of Winter star Gaia Wise, The Brutalist actor Jonathan Hyde, Waterloo Road's Philip Martin Brown and The Feud's Chris Gascoyne.
The quintet will star alongside Ralph, Shenton and key players including Samuel West as Siegfried Farnon, Anna Madeley as Mrs Hall, Callum Woodhouse as Tristan Farnon, and Patricia Hodge as Mrs Pumphrey, with her cherished Pekingese, Tricki, in tow.
Also featuring are Tony Pitts as Helen's father Richard Alderson, and Imogen Clawson as her younger sister, Jenny.
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Returning guest roles are once again played by Mollie Winnard, Conor Deane, Cat Simmons and Lamin Touray.
The sixth season will consist of six one-hour episodes plus a Christmas special. There isn't an official release date for the new episodes just yet, but UK fans can expect the series to air on 5 in the autumn.
Viewers across the pond will have to wait a little longer as All Creatures Great and Small season 6 is set to premiere on Masterpiece on PBS in early 2026.
All Creatures Great and Small airs on 5 in the UK and Masterpiece on PBS in the US.
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