Is it action movies staring Stalone and Schwarzenegger? Margaret Thatcher? Or something else?
These pictures capture what life looked like in Portsmouth during the decade.
MORE RETRO: 15 photos of marathon runners across the Portsmouth area – 9 photos of cyclists and their bicycles through the years
All taken by photographer Steve Spurgin – and the majority were captured on his Pentax ME Super and then Super A cameras.
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MORE RETRO: 15 photos of marathon runners across the Portsmouth area – 9 photos of cyclists and their bicycles through the years
5. Commercial Road
A view looking down on Commercial Road in the 1980s. Picture: Steve Spurgin
Photo: Steve Spurgin
6. Emergency!
Emergency services respond to an incident in Portsmouth in the 1980s. Picture by Steve Spurgin
Photo: Steve Spurgin
7. Don't look down!
People enjoying the amusements in Portsmouth in the 1980s. Picture by Steve Spurgin
Photo: Steve Spurgin
8. Don't look down!
People enjoying the amusements in Portsmouth in the 1980s. Picture by Steve Spurgin
Photo: Steve Spurgin