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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9. Old Portsmouth
The seafront in Old Portsmouth captured in the 1980s by Steve Spurgin Photo: Steve Spurgin
10. Fire!
Firefighters at the scene of an emergency in the 1980s. Captured by Steve Spurgin Photo: Steve Spurgin
11. Hovercraft
Hovercraft on the beach in Southsea in the 1980s. Picture by Steve Spurgin Photo: Steve Spurgin
12. Harbour views
People stop to enjoy the views of the harbour. Picture by Steve Spurgin Photo: Steve Spurgin