Overview

• Season 6 comprises six episodes with a Christmas special, airing on Channel 5 in the UK this autumn and on Masterpiece on PBS in the US in early 2026.
• The official synopsis places the new chapter in 1945 as the war in Europe ends, with returns to Darrowby featuring veterinary advances, growing families and fresh faces.
• Nicholas Ralph, Samuel West, Rachel Shenton, Callum Woodhouse, Anna Madeley, Patricia Hodge, Tony Pitts and Imogen Clawson reprise their roles.
• New additions include Lucy-Jo Hudson and Chris Gascoyne alongside Gaia Wise, Jonathan Hyde and Philip Martin Brown, with coverage highlighting the two Coronation Street alumni.
• Producers confirm another Christmas special, though the show’s future beyond 2025 has not been announced.