History Series / Pure

Noah Funk is a [[UsefulNotes/AmericanChurches Mennonite]] who has just been chosen as Pastor of the Mennonite colony outside the town of [[CanadaEh Antioch, Ontario]]. However, an attempt to save a boy who [[HeKnowsTooMuch knows too much]] and betray those who would harm the child backfires, and the head of the notorious "Menno Mob", Eli Voss, gives him [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse An Offer He Can't Refuse]]: join the Mob or his family dies. Seeking to reach a compromise between his beliefs with the lives of his family, Noah accepts the offer, while secretly conspiring to destroy the Mob from the inside. Meanwhile, police detective Bronco Novak is also investigating the Mob for the murders at the beginning of the series, and is shocked to learn that his old high-school rival, Noah, has apparently turned to organized crime.

* PlayingGertrude: Anna Funk is played by Alex Paxton-Beesley, who's only nine years older than Dylan Everett and Jessica Clement, who play her children.

* DownerEnding: Season one's ending is pretty sad.

* SadisticChoice: Anne is given one by the Mexican drug lord. She either works as his manager of the Canadian Mennonite drug trade, or he kills both her children. However, even if she agrees, he will keep one of them as a hostage. This leads to another such choice, as he'll let her choose. [[spoiler: She chooses her son.]]

* NayTheist: Eli Voss expresses hatred of God, and contempt for the Mennonites' teachings. This appears to be a result of his family being killed after a car hit his buggy. As a result, [[EvilStoleMyFaith he lost faith]] and [[FaithHeelTurn became a criminal]].

* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: After he gets Gerry Epps arrested, Eli Voss gives one to Noah: become the boss for the Canadian Mennonites, or else. The second season has Anna receive one too, but from Voss's partner in the cartel he ran the cocaine for.

* TheBigGuy: Joey Epps

* SiblingMurder: [[spoiler:Joey Epps kills his brother Eli.]]

* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: After he gets Gerry Epp arrested, Eli Voss gives one to Noah: become the boss for the Canadian Mennonites, or else. The second season has Anna receive one too, but from Voss's partner in the cartel he ran the cocaine for.

Noah Funk is a [[UsefulNotes/AmericanChurches Mennonite]] who has just been chosen as Pastor of the small town of [[CanadaEh Antioch, Ontario]]. However, an attempt to save a boy who [[HeKnowsTooMuch knows too much]] and betray those who would harm the child backfires, and the head of the notorious "Menno Mob", Eli Voss, gives him [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse An Offer He Can't Refuse]]: join the Mob or his family dies. Seeking to reach a compromise between his beliefs with the lives of his family, Noah accepts the offer, while secretly conspiring to destroy the Mob from the inside. Meanwhile, police detective Bronco Novak is also investigating the Mob for the murders at the beginning of the series, and is shocked to learn that his old high-school rival, Noah, has apparently turned to organized crime.

* Chessmaster: Anna Funk's master manipulation of Joey Epp. She's also the one who fixes the problem of Chainsaw.
* ContrivedCoincidence: A crucial scene from "The Singing" has [[spoiler:Novak placing his surveillance equipment on Noah's buggy, Noah buying the burner phones for the Mob, and Tina and Ben having their date on the town]] happening at exactly the same time and place. While it could be argued that, since Antioch is a small town, the odds that all of these characters would be together at the same time is decent, it still stretches credibility; to make matters worse, much of the show's plot wouldn't make any sense if this hadn't happened.

* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:Chief Kingsey]]

* DownerEnding: Seasone one's ending is pretty sad.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Abel (the drug addict) and Noah (the newly elected preacher) Funkk, at least when the series begins. Noah's children Tina and Issac could also apply.
* ForcedToWatch: [[spoiler:Noah watches Eli Voss kill Abel]]

* FoolishSibling,ResponsibleSibling: Abel (the drug addict) and Noah (the newly elected preacher) Funkk, at least when the series begins. Noah's children Tina and Issac could also apply.

* TheQuietOne: Ezekiel rarely speaks. Understandable, considering he watched his whole family get killed, and also doesn't speak much English.

[[caption-width-right:350:"God makes the rules. Only God. Remember that."]]'''''Pure''''' is a 2017 Creator/{{CBC}} television drama created by [[Series/TheListener Michael Amo]].

Noah Funk is a [[UsefulNotes/AmericanChurches Mennonite]] who has just been elected Pastor of the small town of [[CanadaEh Antioch, Ontario]]. However, an attempt to save a boy who [[HeKnowsTooMuch knows too much]] and betray those who would harm the child backfires, and the head of the notorious "Menno Mob", Eli Voss, gives him [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse An Offer He Can't Refuse]]: join the Mob or his family dies. Seeking to reach a compromise between his beliefs with the lives of his family, Noah accepts the offer, while secretly conspiring to destroy the Mob from the inside. Meanwhile, police detective Bronco Novak is also investigating the Mob for the murders at the beginning of the series, and is shocked to learn that his old high-school rival, Noah, has apparently turned to organized crime.

---> '''Noah''': [[spoiler:If a loved one wants to work for Eli Voss, come to me. If you need help to ''quit'' working for Eli Voss, come to me. [[SpannerInTheWorks And together, we will say "Get thee hence, Satan!"]]]]

* PoirotSpeak: Mennonite characters (even those who've left the community like [[spoiler:Loretta Dunkel]]) will use Low German slang even when speaking in English. The most obvious example is the frequent use ''jo'' and ''ne'' for yes and no (as opposed to the modern German ''ja'' and ''nein'').

* PoirotSpeak: Mennonite characters (even those who've left the community like [[spoiler:Loretta Dunkel]]) will use Low German slang even when speaking in English.

* TheCartel: The Menno Mob has connections with the Mexican trug trade, as well as a go-between in [[EverythingsBiggerInTexas El Paso, Texas]].

* BadCopIncompetentCop: While he's shown doing decently with the Menno Mob case, it's clear that Novak is not the best policeman who ever lived. [[EstablishingCharacterMoment In the first episode alone]], he's seen getting his ID and badge stolen after spending the night with a prostitute, accidentally tampering with evidence during a crime scene, stealing a knife he found while [[spoiler:busting Gerry Epp's house]] and taking it home with him, and even smart-mouthing DaChief (who reveals to the audience that's he's ''already'' on probation watch). That being said, he does make the connection between the Mennonites and the burned car, and also finds the stash of cocaine in the wreckage.

* BadCopIncompetentCop: While he's shown doing decently with the Menno Mob case, it's clear that Novak is not the best policeman who ever lived. He's seen accidentally tampering with evidence during a crime scene, steals a knife he found while [[spoiler:busting Gerry Epp's house]] and takes it home with him, and even smart-mouths DaChief (who reveals to the audience that's he's ''already'' on probation watch). That being said, he does make the connection between the Mennonites and the burned car, and also finds the stash of cocaine in the wreckage.

* ChekhovsGunman: The prostitute who steals Novak's ID and badge in "Ordination" reappears in "The Singing" [[spoiler:and turns out to be a former Mennonite, who reluctantly helps Novak with translate Noah's phone call]].
* ContrivedCoincidence: A crucial scene in "Ordination" has [[spoiler:Novak placing his surveillance equipment on Noah's buggy, Noah buying the burner phones for the Mob, and Tina and Ben having their date on the town]] happening at exactly the same time and place. While it could be argued that, since Antioch is a small town, the odds that all of these characters would be together at the same time is decent, it still stretches credibility; to make matters worse, much of "Ordination"'s plot wouldn't make any sense if this hadn't happened.

* FramingTheGuiltyParty: [[spoiler:Noah knows that Gerry Epp is involved with the Menno Mob, but plants drugs under his couch anyway then tips off Novak about the "discovery".]]

* WhamLine: From "Ordination", this line of Noah's - not just because of what he's saying, but because [[spoiler:it's part of one of his sermons; he is essentially confessing to working for the Menno Mob in front of the entire congregation and begging others to join him]].

* WhamLine: From "Ordination", this line of Noah's - not just because of what he's saying, but because [[spoiler:it's part of one of his sermons, and is essentially confessing to working for the Menno Mob in front of the entire congregation]].

Noah Funk is a [[UsefulNotes/AmericanChurches Mennonite]] who has just been elected Pastor of the small town of [[CanadaEh Antioch, Ontario]]. However, an attempt to save a boy who [[HeKnowsTooMuch knows too much]] and betray those who would harm the child backfires, and the head of the notorious "Menno Mob", Eli Voss, gives him [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse An Offer He Can't Refuse]]: join the Mob or his family dies. Seeking to compromise his beliefs with the lives of his family, Funk accepts the offer, while secretly conspiring to destroy the Mob from the inside. Meanwhile, police detective Bronco Novak is also investigating the Mob for the murders at the beginning of the series, and is shocked to learn that his old high-school rival, Noah, has apparently turned to organized crime.

* WhamLine: From "Ordination", this line of Noah's - not just because of what he's saying, but because [[spoiler:it's part of one of his sermons, and is essentially confessing working for the Menno Mob in front of the entire congregation]].

Noah Funk is a [[UsefulNotes/AmericanChurches Mennonite]] who has just been elected Pastor of his small [[CanadaEh southern Ontario]] community. However, an attempt to save a boy who [[HeKnowsTooMuch knows too much]] and betray those who would harm the child backfires, and the head of the notorious "Menno Mob", Eli Voss, gives him [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse An Offer He Can't Refuse]]: join the Mob or his family dies. Seeking to compromise his beliefs with the lives of his family, Funk accepts the offer, but also becomes [[TheMole a mole]], reporting to his old high-school rival turned police detective, Bronco Novak.

* BadCopIncompetentCop: While he's shown doing decently with the Menno Mob case, it's clear that Bronco Novak is not the best policeman who ever lived. He's seen accidentally tampering with evidence during a crime scene, steals a knife he found while [[spoiler:busting Gerry Epp's house]] and takes it home with him, and even smart-mouths DaChief (who reveals to the audience that's he's ''already'' on probation watch). That being said, he does make the connection between the Mennonites and the burned car, and also finds the stash of cocaine in the wreckage.

* BritishBrevity: A Canadian show, but still an example. Season 1 is only six episodes long.

* CulturalStereotypes: The pilot, "Ordination", has a few scenes establishing the differences between Canadian Mennonites and your stereotypical Amish (for instance, the Mennonites use cars if they're painted completely black and, while electricity is at a bare minimum, houses have modern but homely interiors).

'''''Pure''''' is a 2017 Creator/{{CBC}} television drama created by [[Series/TheListener Michael Amo]].