‘All Creatures Great & Small’ Season 6 Trailer Shows Growing Herriot Family (VIDEO)
All Creatures Great and Small Season 6 is right around the corner. The beloved PBS series returns in early 2026, and the new trailer (above), released on November 25, highlights James (Nicholas Ralph) and Helen’s (Rachel Shenton) growing family.
All Creatures Great and Small Season 6 premieres in January 2026 for U.S. audiences. The first trailer was released in September. It teased big changes for the beloved characters after a time jump to the end of World War II, when there are new babies to raise and new animals to care for. The trailer also hinted at a split between Siegfried Farnon (Samuel West) and Skeldale housekeeper Mrs. Audrey Hall (Anna Madeley), who fans have long hoped would eventually become romantically linked. That still seems possible, but there’s now a question of how apparent distance has affected their dynamic.
The new All Creatures Great and Small trailer shows the happy Herriot home life. Their family has grown by one in the time since Season 5. James and Helen are now parents to Jimmy (Thomas Riches) and Rosie (Autumn and Arlie Doyle), who are seen in the sweet clips above.
Based on books written by Alf Wight (under the pen name of James Herriot), All Creatures Great and Small centers on a trio of veterinary surgeons working in the Yorkshire Dales in the late 1930s. It first premiered in January 2021 on PBS via Masterpiece and has become one of the network’s most popular series.
Here’s everything we know so far about the upcoming sixth season.
When does All Creatures Great and Small Season 6 premiere?
All Creatures Great and Small Season 6 premieres on Sunday, January 11, at 9/8c on PBS.
Where can I stream All Creatures Great and Small Season 6?
The season will be available to stream via PBS on PBS Masterpiece on Prime Video, where Seasons 1-5 are currently streaming.
Is there an All Creatures Great and Small Season 6 trailer?
PBS released the first Season 6 trailer on Thursday, September 11 (see above). The newest trailer from November 25 can be watched at the top of the page.
Season 5 saw lots of changes, including James returning home from RAF training due to his brucellosis diagnosis. Elsewhere, Mrs. Hall signed up as a blackout warden, and Siegfried welcomed his younger brother Tristan (Callum Woodhouse) back to Darrowby. The season delivered an emotional ending, as Mrs. Hall found out her son Edward’s ship had been hit and sunk off the east coast of Malaysia. She initially feared her son had died, but she later received a call from Edward to tell her he was alive and well.
All Creatures Great and Small Season 6 takes us back to the beautiful Yorkshire Dales for more heartwarming human and animal tales, but this time, 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 season 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.
The trailer is all about finding your way home after trying times and reconnecting with your home and loved ones. We see James and Helen’s son a couple of years older. They also have a daughter named Rosie now, as previously revealed in the Season 6 photos. After Tristan is seen having an emotional moment at a war memorial, the trailer cuts to Siegfried and Audrey in Skeldale.
“It’s good to see you again,” a visibly moved Siegfried says to Audrey, who replies with a tender, “You too.”
The All Creatures Great and Small Season 5 finale was a difficult episode for Mrs. Hall as she feared for her son’s safety following the attack on his shop. He was wounded but thankfully made it out alive. Season 6 photos show Audrey at a train station after the war has ended. Did she spend some considerable time away from the Yorkshire Dales and leave her position at Skeldale to care for her wounded son?
Who’s in the All Creatures Great and Small Season 6 cast?
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West, Madeley, Ralph, Shenton, and Woodhouse are all returning for Season 6. They’re joined by returning stars Patricia Hodge (Mrs. Pumphrey), Tony Pitts (Richard Alderson), and Imogen Clawson (Jenny), plus Mollie Winnard, Conor Deane, Cat Simmons, and Lamin Touray.
New cast members for Season 6 are Lucy-Jo Hudson, Gaia Wise, Jonathan Hyde, Philip Martin Brown, and Chris Gascoyne.
The jury is still out on James Anthony-Rose’s Richard Carmody, who was accepted onto a research programme at Imperial College London last season, which could mean he is absent from the new season.
Is All Creatures Great and Small renewed?
PBS announced a two-season renewal on Thursday, November 20, ensuring that the series will return for Seasons 7 and 8.
All Creatures Great and Small, Season 6 Premiere, Sunday, January 11, 9/8c, PBS
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P
Really looking forward to season six! Best series on tv; It gives us some faith that there is a better world out there (away from the “craziness” going on today). Presently, I’m reading Jim Wight’s bio of his father “Alf” The Real James Herriot; highly recommend it.
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G
Always look forward to this show, a new season will be welcome!
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C
Absolutely love this show and each and every actor. Especially Mrs Hall who is so wise and calm. Can't wait for season 6.
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B
Can’t get any better than knowing there will be another season of this wonderful show. The writing, the cast and the scenery makes this one of the best shows on tv!
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G
Cannot wait for season 6! I first read the books back in the 70's, watched numerous times every show of the first adaptation of the books and the movies and am now enjoying this adaptation. The stories are delightful!
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R
This is a wonderful series. The characters are so well played. There's not a clunker in the group. I can't even pick out a favorite as it is impossible to choose one over the other. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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P
Loved the original series many years ago and love the new one just as much the characters plat their parts so well and the Village they fm in is ideal after the wonderful set directors make their changes.
I can't wait for the New series.
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B
I saw the original series and this new series is just as good. The characters are great , I love that the housekeeper has a bigger role to play this time. I just wish the series had more episodes ! Keep up the good work .
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Outstanding show. Looking forward to season 6.
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O
This is my all-time television favorite series. I hope nothing happens to take it away. The scenery is beautiful, the acting is terrific, the storylines are interesting, and the music is wonderful! Please please keep it up!
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G
This show has been the perfect "medicine" for the turbulent times were are living in. It is beautifully written, directed, acted, filmed. The scenery is stunning. The music is uplifting. The sets say, "Home". The stories are heart-warming-- always. My husband and I watch the series on DVD, over and over. We both love it so much! Thank you for it.
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Love this series can’t wait for it to come back. Just wish it had more episodes! It’s such a short series! The actors are top notch and the storyline is great. It makes me long to visit Scotland it’s beautiful especially since I’ve so much Scottish heritage!
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R
It's a great show happy to hear about #6 coming up.We both grew up with grain and Livestock and after we got married purchased our own farm in 1971 and still here .
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O
The ONLY downer is not getting the Xmas finale during the holiday season. February or March is less-than-ideal timing. Otherwise, love the series! I buy every season as soon as it concludes and becomes available. Last year, there was not enough publicity. I missed the first 2 or 3 episodes when they first aired and had to catch up with the DVD.
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O
I can’t wait for the new season!!!
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G
Really love this series! It's just so well done, from the acting to the beautiful cinematography. I'm so pleased that Season 6 is coming soon and I too hope they keep Triston in. 🙏
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O
Die Serie ist die beste Werbung für England, die es gibt!
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B
This is the best show on tv. Can't wait for the new season. Keep the cast. They are perfect. Hope Carmondy comes back in some capacity.
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G
I love it all. It just take me to another beautiful world
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C
Think Mrs. Hall may be in for a bad time. Her son is hospitalized in Singapore at Christmas, 1941. Singapore fell to the Japanese six weeks later with 130,000 British, Australian and Indian troops taken prisoner. Many did not survive their time in Changi Prison or working on the infamous Kwai railway.
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R
I think they should air it on Britbox or acorn not only on PBS so more people can view this wonderful show.
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G
We watch it on the PBS Masterpiece channel offered on Amazon Prime. It's the best $5 we spend each month. ❤️
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