all-consuming

And though the two movies look like diametrical opposites, they share a pair of undeniable throughlines: the aching, all-consuming feeling of desire and the remarkable actors chosen to depict it.

“Queer” is about many things, including the consumption of an unholy amount of mind-altering substances, but first and foremost it is about the absolute embarrassment of being stricken with an all-consuming crush.

Having always taken her work to heart in an all-consuming way, Bates has often ruminated about the unspoken emotional cost of being an actor.

After the recent all-consuming election in the US, "people really need to disconnect from everything and have a bit of fun", he adds.

Speaking at the hospice as news of its survival was announced, fundraiser Gina Earnshaw said the past few weeks had been "all-consuming".