Rose Cartwright
- Writer and producer
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'Pure' review
An essential comedy that peels away the stigma of mental health.
Hannah Mylrea, NME, 4th February 2019A new brand of confessional comedy-drama for millennials arrives in the form of this series based on the memoir by Rose Cartwright. It follows 24-year-old Scot Marnie, who is plagued by intrusive sexual thoughts in the form of an OCD nicknamed "Pure O". As it opens, she boards a bus to London determined to change her life.
Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 30th January 2019Pure, Channel 4, review
A startlingly bold and very funny comedy about mental health.
Sarah Carson, i Newspaper, 30th January 2019Pure review - masterly comedy about sex & mental health
Marnie has a form of OCD called Pure O, which manifests as constant invasive thoughts about sex. But this comedy-drama never resorts to cheap laughs. It is brave, bold and barely short of a miracle.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 30th January 2019Pure episode 1 review: frank, funny & boundary-pushing
Channel 4's Pure is a bold comedy-drama led by shock, laughs and a compelling lead performance.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 30th January 2019Pure, episode 1, review
Naked bodies and extreme emotions make this new comedy an excruciating success,
Helen Brown, The Telegraph, 30th January 2019Pure, the TV drama that's set to smash taboos
The protagonist of this darkly funny new series is plagued by incessant sexual thoughts. We meet the woman whose extraordinary story it is based on.
Eleanor Morgan, The Guardian, 21st January 2019Channel 4 orders new mental illness comedy drama, Pure
Channel 4 has commissioned a new comedy drama based on Rose Bretécher's memoir of moving to London, beset by an undiagnosed extreme case of OCD.
British Comedy Guide, 6th July 2017