The Commuter

The Commuter is the third episode of Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams. Based on Philip K. Dick's story "The Commuter," it was first broadcast on October 1, 2017.

Synopsis
''Ed Jacobson (Timothy Spall), a train station employee, is alarmed to discover that a number of commuters are taking the train to a town that shouldn't exist. When he investigates for himself, he comes face to face with an alternate reality that forces him to confront his own struggles around his relationship with his wife Mary (Rebecca Manley) and his very troubled son Sam (Anthony Boyle).''

Plot
Ed Jacobson is a railway worker at Woking station. His life takes a turn for the worse when his son, Sam, begins experiencing psychotic episodes. Afterwards, a young woman named Linda asks for a ticket to a non-existent destination called "Macon Heights". Intrigued, Jacobson follows a number of passengers who jump off the train and walk to an idyllic village where their traumas are wiped away. On his return home, he discovers his son never existed, and he returns to Macon Heights to find Linda and demand she restore his original life.

In credits order

 * Timothy Spall as Ed Jacobson
 * Anthony Boyle as Sam Jacobson
 * Rudi Dharmalingam as Bob Paine
 * Rebecca Manley as Mary Jacobson
 * Tuppence Middleton as Linda
 * Anne Reid as Martine Jenkins
 * Hayley Squires as Waitress
 * Nicole Agada as Woman with Pushchair
 * Ann Akin as Dr. Simpson
 * Rebecca Birch as Engaged Woman
 * Tom Brooke as Tall Man in Light Coat
 * Lauren Carse as Police Officer
 * Brodie Jouxson as Young Sam
 * Matthew Jure as Busy Man
 * Naveed Khan as Helpful Pakistani Man
 * Marko Leht as Icelandic Customer
 * Matthew Raymond as Engaged Man