Overview

• An official synopsis places the new series in 1945 as the war in Europe nears its end, highlighting veterinary advances, growing families and new faces in Darrowby.
• Nicholas Ralph, Rachel Shenton, Samuel West, Callum Woodhouse and Anna Madeley return, with Patricia Hodge, Tony Pitts and Imogen Clawson also back.
• New guest stars include Coronation Street alumni Chris Gascoyne and Lucy-Jo Hudson alongside Gaia Wise, Jonathan Hyde and Philip Martin Brown.
• Season 6 comprises six episodes, with a separate Christmas special confirmed.
• The series will air on Channel 5 in the UK this autumn, with Masterpiece on PBS set to broadcast it in the US in early 2026.