The Grand Tour's Richard Hammond and his family were enjoying a summer holiday in the south of France until they noticed some of their possessions and money had been stolen.

Terrifyingly, the burglars reportedly used knockout gas on the Hammonds and their 15 guests before searching through their bedside drawers.

Recalling the raid, Richard's wife Mindy told the Sunday Express that she heard a noise in the night but thought it was one of their guests.

"The real horror story for me was that the night before we were late to bed and I heard a door downstairs shut. I thought, 'That's a bit bizarre', and decided I had to check it," she said.

"I went downstairs and into the hallway. The door into the living room was shut but I heard a male voice behind the door.

"I thought it was another couple staying up and went back to bed. Actually, it was the burglars.

"That just makes my blood run cold. I could have easily walked in and it could have been unpleasant."

Mindy said that they only realised something was wrong after their youngest daughter noticed her watch was missing. The guests then checked their wallets and purses to find that their cash was gone.

"I'm pretty convinced we must have been gassed or something, because they were in all of the bedrooms," she added. "They went where they wanted, into each room, opening and closing the drawers, searching through handbags etc.

"You have got to have some kind of confidence to do that and to be quite satisfied that people aren't going to wake up."

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Chris Edwards Chris Edwards is a freelance news writer at Digital Spy.

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