Pair held at gunpoint make appeal

The burglars ransacked the house taking high-value items

A married couple who woke to find two balaclava-clad men standing over their bed with a sawn-off shotgun will talk about their ordeal on BBC's Crimewatch.

They were held at gunpoint - the man in handcuffs and the woman in thumbcuffs - during a £200,000 burglary in which their home was ransacked.

Actors will restage the incident which lasted for more than two hours at the house in Banstead, Surrey, in January.

Police say the pair were specifically targeted in the aggravated burglary.

The interview will be on BBC One's Crimewatch programme on Monday.

The couple were woken at 0300 GMT on Saturday 12 January at their home in Park Road.

'Easily recognisable'

Police said the burglars went through the whole house, taking high-value items including designer watches, gold coins, ornate vases, Georgian silver cutlery, and a diamond ring and necklace.

The thieves loaded the stolen items into the couple's new silver BMW X3 and drove off, abandoning the car in Fiddicroft Avenue.

It is thought he vehicle was dumped between 0515 GMT and 0530 GMT.

Surrey Police believe the couple were "specifically targeted"

Det Insp Juliet Parker said: "We believe this couple were specifically targeted because the burglars had very detailed demands.

"Whilst one of the burglars carried out a thorough search of the house the other burglar guarded the victims at gun-point and attempted to engage them in conversation.

"They also used a very uncommon method to restrain the woman."

She said items taken were "distinctive and easily recognisable", and "all of very high quality and are extremely expensive".

Insurers for the couple are offering 10% of the value of the property recovered as a result of the information, and there is a further £5,000 reward on offer for information leading to a conviction.