Кстати, я трижды переслушала, и Стивен Фрай говорит the whole village had turned out to discuss the murders :)) (но текст гуглится именно seemed to have turned)

Не думала, что начитка и текст могут чем-то отличаться, кстати. Казалось, Фрай слово в слово читает.

The Hanged Man, the village pub, did a roaring trade that night; the whole village had turned out to discuss the murders. They were rewarded for leaving their firesides when the Riddles’ cook arrived dramatically in their midst, and announced to the suddenly silent pub that a man called Frank Bryce had just been arrested.