This is the season when John-Boy goes to college. So there's quite a lot to do with his life at Boatwright University, where he meets all kinds of new people. Of course, the stories are in the same vein: people get themselves into some kind of trouble (usually of a minor kind like losing a ring or the school guinea-pig dying) and various moral and other dilemmas ensue. It sounds trivial, but manages to be affecting and involving (and often very funny) thanks to the the great charm and skill of all the cast (the key to any long-running drama like this).
As usual this DVD is great value - under ??10 for 25 episodes! Mind you, there are no 'extras'. Picture quality is mostly fine, though occasionally the colour is a bit shaky. Probably not something the average viewer will notice.
If you've bought the first two series, you'll be happy to know that there's no falling off in the quality of production in this third series. The period setting is faultless (as far as I can tell!): you really feel like you're back in the thirties.
Highly recommended.