''Gerak Khas'' () is a

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n police procedural television drama series broadcast on

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(RTM) and TV3. The series follows the crime-fighting efforts of the eponymous unit, led by SAC Datuk Helmi (

Yusof Haslam Md. Yusof bin Md. Haslam (born 24 April 1954) is a Malaysian actor, film director and producer. He is best known for his longest-running police procedural drama series '' Gerak Khas'', a TV series that he created, directed and produced. The latt ...

), from murders to the terrorism and many other crimes which committed in Malaysia. ''Gerak Khas'', which ran from April 5, 1999, and ended on March 27, 2021, spanning 20 seasons and 1054 episodes, has become the longest-running primetime drama series on Malaysian television.

Series overview

''Gerak Khas'' centers on

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terrorists Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of criminal violence to provoke a state of terror or fear, mostly with the intention to achieve political or religious aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violen ...

kidnappings In criminal law, kidnapping is the unlawful confinement of a person against their will, often including transportation/ asportation. The asportation and abduction element is typically but not necessarily conducted by means of force or fear: the ...

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and other crimes where it committed in Malaysia, wherein the eponymous unit within the

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(PDRM) was called to handling these particular cases. Though some of the series' episodes were fictitious, there have been some episodes based on a true story. Datuk Yusof Haslam directed both the series and its film adaptations and produced by his company, Skop Productions. ''Gerak Khas'' went undergone major changes to its cast members, with exception from Yusof,

AC Mizal Dato' Mizal Zaini, known professionally as AC Mizal (born 21 December 1971), is a Malaysian actor, singer, comedian, TV host and former radio presenter. Early life Mizal was born on 21 December 1971 in Johor Bahru, Johor. He is the son of D ...

, A. Galak, Farid Amirul, Deen Maidin, Shaharon Anuar and

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as the original cast members since its inception. The series receive recognition from

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as the country's longest running television drama series. The series went on hiatus in 2011 after 13th season was aired on that year. ''Metro Skuad'', a similar true crime series (also produced by Yusof), was created as an interim replacement of ''Gerak Khas'' and ran for two seasons aired from 2012 to 2013. ''Gerak Khas'' was subsequently revived in 2014, with its 14th season (the first season in three years) began airing on 14 February. In 2018, it is reported that AC Mizal will be reprise his role as Mazlan after he left the series in 2002, but he declined as Yusof Haslam says "let his involvement in ''Gerak Khas'' become a nostalgia". Reruns of the series' seasons 11 and 15 were broadcast on TV2 from December 2019 until January 2021. Due to the worldwide

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and the nationwide

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, ''Gerak Khas'' suspended from airing in February 2020 which resulting the abruption of its production and replaced by the reruns of the series 19th season. Filming resumed in late June 2020. Yusof Haslam announced in an interview with ''

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'' that ''Gerak Khas'' will end production after historic 20-year run with its 20th and final season began airing on TV3 on December 4, 2020, under the title ''Gerak Khas The Finale'' after previous 19 seasons aired on RTM. After the series' conclusion, a spin-off series, ''Gerak Khas Undercover'' began airing on TV3 starting October 1, 2021.

Cast and characters

The following list below are the ''Gerak Khas'' actors (does not include the movies):

Final line-up

* Datuk

as DCP Datuk Helmi (1999–2011, 2014–2021) * Deen Maidin as S.M. Lingam (1999–2011, 2014–2021) * Farid Amirul as Sub Insp Lim (1999–2011, 2019–2021) * Shaharon Anuar as SAC Saiful (1999–2001, 2019–2021) *

as DSP Aleza (1999–2011, 2019–2021) * Norman Hakim as ACP Haris (2003–2009, 2014, 2017–2021) * Z. Zamri as Sergeant Zaidi (2003–2011, 2014–2021) * C. Kumaresan as DSP Kumar (2004–2011, 2014–2021) *

Salina Saibi Salina Saibi (born 10 January 1982) is a Malaysian actress and model. Known for her role in police procedural television series, '' CID 3278'' and '' Gerak Khas'', Saibi made a breakthrough role as Amy in her debut film, ''Bohsia: Jangan Pilih ...

as ASP Salina (2007 as guest star, 2008–2011 as regular cast, 2014–2021) * Sheera Iskandar as Inspector Sheera (2007 as guest star, 2008–2011 as regular cast, 2016 also as guest star, 2017–2021) *

Erra Fazira Erra Fazira (born Fazira Wan Chek, 9 February 1974), is a Malaysian actress, singer, fashion model, TV host, film producer, as well as beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Malaysia World 1992. She rose to fame in the early and mi ...

as ASP Jeslina (2018–2021) * Ungku Ismail Aziz as Inspector Daniel (2020–2021) * Izzat Mushtaq as Inspector Izzat (2020–2021)

Former cast

as Inspector Mazlan (1999–2002) * Zulkifli Ismail as Supt. Razlan (2001–2011) * A. Galak as Sub Inspector Hashim (retired, now working as a taxi driver) (1999–2011, 2014–2021) * Elly Mazlein as Detective Mazlein (2002–2005) * Haliza Misbun as Inspector Jeslina (2003) * Angeline Tan as Chief Inspector Geena (2004–2011) * Dynas Mokhtar as Inspector Julia (2006–2009) * Shah Iskandar as Inspector Hisham (2009 as guest star; 2010–2011 as regular cast) *

Rozita Che Wan Rozita binti Abu Bakar (born March 9, 1971), better known by her stage name Rozita Che Wan or Che Ta, is an actress, a former stewardess also former beauty queen who had won Miss Malaysia Intercontinental 1992 and a publisher in Malaysia. She is ...

as DSP Zita (2009–2010) * Hanny Harmi as Detective Linda/Hani (2008, 2014–2015) * NurHuda Ali as Detective Amy (2010–2011) * Rebecca Nur Islam as Detective Salina (2005) * Avaa Vanja as Detective Sofia (2006) * Afiq Muiz as ASP Rosli (2014–2015) * Nizen Ayob as Inspector Nizam (2014–2017)¹ *

Syamsul Yusof Mohd Syamsul Mohd Yusof (born 21 May 1984) is a Malaysian actor, film director, writer, producer and singer. He is the son of producer and director Yusof Haslam. He is the youngest director to win the Malaysian Film Festival for Best Directo ...

as Supritendant Jefri (2006–2009 as guest star, 2015-2018 as regular cast) * Tisha Shamsir as Inspector Tisha (2014–2017) * Mas Khan as Detective Kamal (2014–2017) * Mimifly as Inspector Adira (2015) * Raja Ilya as Inspector Shakila (2015–2018) * Nancie Foo as ACP Suzy (2015) *

Fattah Amin Abdul Fattah bin Mohd Amin (born 14 September 1990) is a Malaysian actor and singer. He is known for playing as Adrian, the main character in the drama ''Playboy Itu Suami Aku''. After his debut performance was criticized for lack of inventory a ...

as Inspector Haikal (2016–2017) * Ken Abdullah as Detective Ken (2016) * Azar Azmi as Detective Amira (2017) * Hisyam Hamid as Inspector Aiman (2018) * Ruzzlan Abdullah Shah as Detective Wong (2018)¹ * Zul Ariffin as Inspector Ashraf (2009–2011, 2019) * Mustaqim Bahadon as Detective Mustafa (2019)

Guests

From 1999 to 2011 and from 2014 to 2021, ''Gerak Khas'' features some of well-known Malaysian actors as a guest cast in each episode. There are also some guest casts who appeared in more than one episode. Notes: All guest casts were listed in alphabetical order. ;Notes :¹ deceased.

Episodes

Film adaptation

The success of ''Gerak Khas'' led to its film adaptations. There are three films based from the series: * ''

Gerak Khas the Movie ''Gerak Khas The Movie'' is a 2001 Malaysian Malay-language police procedural action thriller film written, directed and produced by Yusof Haslam, based on the Malaysian television series, '' Gerak Khas''. The film was released on 1 March 2001 a ...

'' (2001) * ''Gerak Khas the Movie II'' (2002) * ''GK3 The Movie'' (2005) The first movie, released in early 2001, topped the Malaysian box office. In the first film, they faced crime bosses Castelo ( Rosyam Nor) and Rafayel (Norman Hakim), whom Abadi married in 2002; he returned to the franchise playing Chief Inspector Haris). In its storyline, Aleeza was jealous of Mazlan's relationship with Inspektor Shafikah (

). However, in the sequel, Mazlan was jealous of Aleeza and new member Inspektor Zamri ( Azri Iskandar), whom he also suspected of being corrupt.

Awards

* 2009: Longest Running Drama Series by ''

'' * 2009: Anugerah Skrin 2009 for Best Drama (nominated) * 2019: Anugerah MeleTOP Era 2019 for Drama MeleTOP

Spin off

After 8 months Gerak Khas The Finale (reboot/series) end, new Gerak Khas but spin off called Undercover and starring by Aaron Aziz, Elizabeth Tan, Ruzana Ibrahim, Eizlan Yusof include comeback former Gerak Khas actor AC Mizal and Gerak Khas The Movie 1 Rosyam Nor also beside a few lineup from The Finale. Aired on 1 October 2021 TV3

Notes

References

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