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Pure (2019)

Pure poster
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 6 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 45 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A 24-year-old woman named Marnie struggles with intrusive sexual thoughts caused by a form of OCD. She moves to London hoping to find a normal life and connection with others.

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What happens

Pure is a British television series first broadcast on 30 January 2019 on Channel 4. Based on the book of the same name by Rose Cartwright, it stars Charly Clive as 24-year-old Marnie, who has primarily obsessional obsessive–compulsive disorder (Pure O) and is plagued by disturbing sexual thoughts. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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