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Pure

Twenty-four year old Marnie has bad thoughts all the time and she can't tell anyone. Her mind is XXX-rated and intrusive thoughts are piling up inside her head. She is caught in the grip of an excruciating form of obsessive compulsive disorder - nicknamed 'pure O' - where her obsessions take the form of intrusive sexual thoughts, and the compulsions are unseen mental rituals that deeply affect her daily life. Something. Has. Got. To. Give. At breaking point, she packs a bag and, with no plan, jumps on a coach to London. In the capital, Marnie soon discovers she's not the only one who's lost. On her search for herself, Marnie finds a gang of new friends, all with their own foibles. She moves in with her deceptively cheery old school friend Shereen. She befriends Charlie, who is in recovery, having torpedoed his love and work life, due to his porn addiction. He's now single, stuck with an old-school flip-phone and attends weekly Sex Addicts Anonymous meets. Queen among Marnie's new gang is journalist and ladies-woman, Amber who has been gaining a problematic rep for her promiscuity. Then there's Amber's housemate, the irresistible and unassuming Joe whom Marnie shares a will they-won't they romance.

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Charly Clive
Marnie
Joe Cole
Charlie
Kiran Sonia Sawar
Shereen

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Episode 1

Episode 1

Thu, Aug 27, 202033 mins

Plagued by disturbing sexual thoughts for as long as she can remember and at the end of her rope, 24-year-old witty, chaotic, Marnie jumps on a bus and moves to London on a mission to change her life. Loose and alone in the big city, she stumbles into the lives of Shereen, Amber, and Joe.

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Awards

  • 2019 - RTS Craft & Design Award - Best Sound: Drama - nominated
  • 2020 - BAFTA Television Craft Award - Breakthrough Talent - nominated
  • 2020 - IFTA Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Drama - nominated
  • 2019 - RTS Craft & Design Award - Sound - Drama - nominated

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