All Creatures Great and Small announces good news for fans as season 6 begins filming
The beloved period drama will likely be back on our screens in autumn.
There's good news to start the week for fans of All Creatures Great and Small – with the announcement that filming has begun on the beloved Channel 5 drama's upcoming sixth season.
The series wrapped up its most recent run in the UK with the 2024 Christmas special in late December, and that episode finally aired for overseas fans in the US last night (Sunday 23rd February).
And the Skeldale House crew have wasted no time in getting back to business, with the show's official Instagram page announcing the return to production in a post this morning.
"Attention #ACGAS fans," the post began. "Exciting news – the cast and crew have officially kicked off filming for Season 6 in beautiful Yorkshire today! We can’t wait to return to Darrowby with all of you soon."
Meanwhile, star Samuel West – who plays Siegfried Farnon on the show – also shared the news on his X (formerly Twitter) account.
He wrote: "Thanks for your kind comments about #AllCreaturesGreatAndSmall season 5. Never long enough… Sad that it’s over, but we hope this will raise spirits: we started filming season 6 today. More news later."
In addition to West, the new season will also see Nicholas Ralph, Rachel Shenton, Callum Woodhouse, Anna Madeley and Patricia Hodge return as their popular characters, although it looks as if we've seen the last of James Anthony-Rose as Richard Carmody for now, after he left for a research programme in London in the previous run.
Back in December, Woodhouse revealed in an exclusive interview with RadioTimes.com, that the cast had already "had a few little teasers" about what’s in store in season 6.
Meanwhile, Shenton outlined some of her hopes for the new run, explaining: "Now, we’re seeing her as a fully fledged adult, and they’re a young family navigating that. I guess seeing a bit more of that would be great, because James has been absent until early on in this season."
Season 6 was first announced as part of a double commission with season 5 back in February 2024, and fans will no doubt already be itching to return to Skeldale House for the next outing.
We can probably expect the show to return in its usual slot in September or October – but we'll keep you updated as and when we hear an official release date.
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