A longstanding commitment to unilateral nuclear disarmament also enabled nationalists to present themselves as more leftwing than Labour, and while on Trident they clearly were, it conveniently overshadowed similarities in economic terms.
There are, though, only four famous soaps and two of those – Hollyoaks and Emmerdale – are hopelessly overshadowed by the big two of EastEnders and Coronation Street.
But relations remain overshadowed, above all, by the 2006 murder in central London of a former Russian intelligence agent, Alexander Litvinenko, by radioactive poisoning.
The situation in Northern Ireland, overshadowed by the attacks in the US, is heading towards uncharted territory.
Their return to the elite in 2013 was played out under another three managers and via a play-off success over Brighton & Hove Albion that was briefly overshadowed by "Poogate".
Anwar, whose campaign for the seat vacated by his wife has been overshadowed by allegations of sodomy, which is illegal in Malaysia, won a majority of 15,671 over his government opponent.
The Brand controversy overshadowed the screening on Tuesday night of a Labour election broadcast heavily focused on Miliband, directed by Paul Greengrass.
The build-up to the convention has been overshadowed by the highly controversial "legitimate rape" remarks made by Todd Atkin, a congressman from Missouri, and his subsequent refusal to quit his bid for re-election despite pressure from the party's leadership.
You were known for being equally wild offstage – did you ever worry the drug stories overshadowed talk about your music?
Berlusconi's entire political career has been overshadowed by allegations of criminal behaviour and serial court cases, and they are still not completely over.
Nice may be the unofficial capital of the Côte d'Azur but it tends to get overshadowed by its noisy, glamorous neighbour Cannes – and more recently Marseille, which is European Capital of Culture 2013.
