Balaclava-clad thieves stole £365,000 of jewellery and antiques from an antiques dealer who has regularly appeared on television after hitting him on the head with a clawhammer, a court was told.

James has appeared in other hit TV shows including Bargain Hunt and Flog it! Roo Irvine - Roo, whose full name Arusha Irvine, is an antiques dealer and television presenter from Scotland.