Gerak Khas

Gerak Khas (transl. Special Forces) is a Malaysian police procedural television drama series broadcast on Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) and TV3.[3] First aired on April 5, 1999, it become the longest-running drama series on Malaysian television.[3] After more than two decades aired on RTM, Gerak Khas moved to TV3 on 4 December 2020 with 20th season became the final season.[4]

This article is about the TV series. For the film adaptation based on this series, see Gerak Khas The Movie.
Gerak Khas
Title card used in season 19
Genre
Created byYusof Haslam
Developed by
Directed by
StarringSee below
Theme music composer
  • PH Lim
  • James Baum
  • Hafiz Hamidun
Opening theme"Gerak Khas"
Ending theme"Gerak Khas"
ComposerPH Lim
Country of originMalaysia
Original languageMalay[lower-alpha 1]
No. of seasons20
No. of episodes1,040
Production
Executive producers
ProducerYusof Haslam
Production locations
EditorsShahrul Dhoman
Murad Man
Wan Norhadi Wan Noh
Running time43–44 minutes
Production companySkop Productions
Release
Original network
  • TV1 (1999–2003; 2005–2006)
  • TV2 (2004–2005; 2006–2020)
  • TV3 (2020; season finale)
Picture format16:9 letterbox (formerly 4:3) 576i
Original releaseFirst run:
5 April 1999 (1999-04-05) – 22 July 2011 (2011-07-22)
Second run:
14 February 2014 (2014-02-14) –
present
Chronology
Related showsRoda-Roda Kuala Lumpur (1998, 2008−13)
Metro Skuad (2012–13)

Series overview

Gerak Khas centers on murders, bank robberies, loan sharks, terrorists, kidnappings, drug trafficking, money laundering and other crimes committed in Malaysia, wherein the eponymous unit within the Royal Malaysia Police (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, A. Galak, Farid Amirul, Deen Maidin, Shaharon Anuar and Abby Abadi as the original cast members since its inception. The series receive recognition from The Malaysia Book of Records as the country's longest running television drama series.[3]

The series went on hiatus in 2011 after 13th season was aired on that year. Metro Skuad, a similar true crime series, 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 February 14.[5][6][7]

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".[8] Reruns of the series' previous seasons were broadcast on TV2 since December 2019, however, only episodes from Season 11 onwards was aired.

Due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and the nationwide movement control order, Gerak Khas suspended from airing on 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.

On December 4, 2020, the 20th season of Gerak Khas, also known as Gerak Khas The Finale began airing on TV3. It would become the series' final season.[9]

Cast and characters

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

Current
  • Datuk Yusof Haslam as DCP Datuk Helmi (1999–2011, 2014–present)
  • Deen Maidin as S.M Lingam (1999–2011, 2014–present)
  • Farid Amirul as Sub Insp Lim (1999–2011, 2019–present)
  • SAC Shaharon Anuar as SAC Saiful (1999–2001, 2019–present)[10]
  • Abby Abadi as DSP Aleeza (1999–2011, 2019–present)[11][12]
  • Norman Hakim as ACP Haris (2003–2009, 2014, 2017–present)[13]
  • Z. Zamri as Sergeant Zaidi (2003–2011, 2014–present)
  • C. Kumaresan as DSP Kumar (2004–2011, 2014–present)
  • Salina Saibi as ASP Salina (2007 as guest star, 2008–2011 as regular cast, 2014–present)[14]
  • Sheera Iskandar as Inspector Sheera (2007 as guest star, 2008–2011 as regular cast, 2016 also as guest star, 2017–present)
  • Erra Fazira as ASP Jeslina (2018–present)
  • Ungku Ismail Aziz as Inspector Daniel (2020–present)
  • Izzat Mushtaq as Inspector Izzat (2020–present)

Former
  • AC Mizal as Inspector Mazlan (1999–2002)[15]
  • Zulkifli Ismail as Supt. Razlan (2001–2011)
  • A. Galak as Sub Inspector Hashim (retired). Now became taxi driver (1999–2011, 2014–present)
  • 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 as DSP Zita (2009–2010)
  • Hanny Harmi as Detective Linda/Hani (2008, 2014–2015)
  • NurHuda Ali as Detective Amy (2010–2011)
  • Rebbeca 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[16]
  • Syamsul Yusof as Supritendant Jefri (2006–2009 as guest star, 2015-2018 as regular cast)
  • Tisha Shamsir as Inspector Tisha (2014–2017)[17][18]
  • 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 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[19]
  • Zul Ariffin as Inspector Ashraf (2009–2011, 2019)
  • Mustaqim Bahadon as Detective Mustafa (2019)

Guests

From 1999 to 2011 and since 2014, 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.

  • Adam Corrie
  • Azad Jasmin
  • Alex Yanz
  • Aida Khalida
  • Aprena Manrose
  • Adam Shah
  • Amyza Adnan
  • Azlan Komeng
  • Aman Graseka
  • Aziz M. Osman
  • Ahmad Fauzee
  • Aishah Atan
  • Abu Bakar Juah
  • Abu Bakar Ariffin
  • Azliyuszaini Mohd Noor
  • Amai Kamarudin
  • Amran Tompel
  • Along Eyzendy
  • Abon
  • Aman Shah
  • Accapan
  • A. R. Badul
  • Anne Abdullah
  • Ana Dahlia
  • Ani Maiyuni
  • Ammar Alfian
  • Badrul Muhayat
  • Baggio Damasutra
  • Boy Iman
  • Bella Nazari
  • Danny X-Factor
  • Cat Farish
  • Chomel Fana
  • Connie Ahmad
  • Diana Johor
  • Dazrin Kamarudin
  • Den Wahab
  • Delimawati
  • Emma Akma
  • Eira Syazira
  • Effa Nareesha
  • Esma Daniel
  • Elya Miera
  • Elizabeth Tan
  • Fathil Dani
  • Fauzi Nawawi
  • Faezah Elai
  • Fauziah Nawi
  • Faizal Hussein
  • Fazren Rafi
  • Fad Anuar
  • Hetty Sarlene
  • Hafidzuddin Fazil
  • Izreen Azminda
  • Ifa Raziah
  • Imuda
  • Ika Nabila
  • Ira Ghani
  • Jalaluddin Hassan
  • Joe Radzwill
  • Jesse Lim
  • Janet Khoo
  • Julie Dahlan
  • Jeganathan
  • Josiah Hogan
  • Kenji Sawahi
  • Kathy Azean
  • Kismah Johar
  • Khairil Anwar Aman
  • Kismah Johar
  • Ku Faridah
  • Khir Mohd Noor
  • Khir Rahman
  • Kapten Mohd Nor Bond
  • Laila Nasir
  • Latif Ibrahim
  • Liza Abdullah
  • Lando Zawawi
  • Linda Helmi
  • Lisdawati
  • Lia Natalia
  • Marissa Yasmin
  • Mubarak Majid
  • Maimon Mutalib
  • Majed Saleh
  • Mawi
  • Mustapha Kamal
  • Mat Over
  • Noraini Hashim
  • Nabila Huda
  • Nasrizal Ngasri
  • Nadzmi Adhwa
  • Nor Albaniah
  • Nasir Bilal Khan
  • Nadia Kesuma
  • Ozlynn Waty
  • Oktovia Manrose
  • Pablo Amirul
  • Qazem Nor
  • Riezman Khuzaimi
  • Rizal Ashreff
  • Raja Azrey
  • Roslee Sako
  • Roy Azman
  • Radhi Khalid
  • Rahim Razali
  • Rashdan Baba
  • Ridzuan Hashim
  • Rose Iskandar
  • Rozita Rohaizad
  • Ruzaidi Abdul Rahman
  • Ruzzlan Abdullah Shah
  • Rahim Jailani
  • Razib Salimin
  • Raja Ema
  • Rashidah Jaafar
  • Riz Amin
  • Ramli Salleh
  • Syamsul Yusof
  • Syafiq Yusof
  • Shaheizy Sam
  • Syanie
  • Sheikh Haikel
  • Shiha Zikir
  • Sabrina Ali
  • Sasqia Dahuri
  • Sherry Ibrahim
  • Siti Elizad
  • Soffi Jikan
  • Tam Suhaimi
  • Shaharuddin Thamby
  • TS Jeffrey
  • Usop Wilcha
  • Wan Raja
  • Wanna Ali
  • Yasmin Khanif
  • Yank Kassim
  • Zack Taipan
  • Zamarul Hisham
  • Zarina Zainuddin
  • Zaidi Omar
  • Ziema Din
  • Zila Bakarin
  • Zakaria Yusof
  • Zachery Francis
  • Zarina Zainoordin
  • Zarina Anjoulie
  • Zulkifli Zain
  • Zazly Baginda
  • Zalfie Mohamad Nor
  • Zack Kool
  • Zed Zaidi
Notes
1 deceased.

Film adaptation

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

The first movie, released in early 2001, topped the Malaysian box office.[20] 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).[20]

In its storyline, Aleeza was jealous of Mazlan's relationship with Inspektor Shafikah (Erra Fazira).[20] However, in the sequel, Mazlan was jealous of Aleeza and new member Inspektor Zamri (Azri Iskandar), whom he also suspected of being corrupt.[21]

Awards
  • 2009: Longest Running Drama Series by The Malaysia Book of Records
  • 2009: Anugerah Skrin 2009 for Best Drama (nominated)
  • 2019: Anugerah MeleTOP Era 2019 for Drama MeleTOP

Notes
  1. There are also some episodes in the series with English, Mandarin, Tamil, Indonesian and Thai dialogues occasionally.

See also

References
  1. Rashid Sibir (Director) & Yusof Haslam (Producer) (2019). Gerak Khas (Season 19): "Kilau Kota" (Motion Picture) (in Malay). Malaysia: TV2.
  2. Yusof Kelana (Director) & Yusof Haslam (Producer) (2019). Gerak Khas (Season 19): "Ops Serambi" (Motion Picture) (in Malay). Malaysia: TV2.
  3. "Drama bersiri Gerak Khas paling lama bertahan". Utusan Malaysia. 15 October 2015. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  4. "Selepas 20 tahun bersiaran di RTM, netizen terkejut siri akhir Gerak Khas bakal ditayangkan di TV3". The Vocket. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  5. Syed Mussaddad Syed Mahdi (26 January 2014). "Kuasa Gerak Khas". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  6. "Wajah baharu Gerak Khas". Kosmo!. 6 February 2014. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  7. "Gerak Khas Musim baru cipta kelainan". Sinar Harian. 21 January 2014. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  8. Sudirman Mohd Tahir (28 December 2018). "AC Mizal tolak 'reunion' Gerak Khas". Harian Metro. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  9. Thermesh Velusamy (8 December 2020). "The end of an era! Gerak Khas airs its final season after 20 years on television". World of Buzz. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  10. ‘I’m still alive,’ says Gerak Khas actor The Star (Malaysia) (5 Ogos 2016). Diperoleh pada 26 April 2017.
  11. "Abby Abadi keluar Gerak Khas". Utusan Malaysia. 11 November 2007. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  12. Siti Azira Abd Aziz (29 November 2008). "Kenangan 9 tahun dengan Gerak Khas gamit Abby beraksi semula". mStar Online. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  13. "Norman Hakim kembali dalam Gerak Khas". Utusan Malaysia. 5 November 2013. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  14. "Salina setia dengan Gerak Khas". Utusan Malaysia. 10 February 2018. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  15. Mohd Hafiz Ismail (29 January 2014). "AC Mizal kembali dalam Gerak Khas". Sinar Harian. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  16. Zaidi Mohamad (6 August 2018). "Inspektor Nizam sudah tiada". Berita Harian. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  17. Tengku Suzana Raja Hamat (20 July 2014). "Inspektor Tisha jadi sandaran". Kosmo!. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  18. Aqmar Mustaza (23 February 2016). "Gerak Khas lonjak nama Tisha Shamsir". Sinar Harian. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  19. Pelakon Gerak Khas, Detektif Wong meninggal dunia Free Malaysia Today (21 Disember 2018). Dicapai pada 23 Disember 2018.
  20. "Gerak Khas The Movie - tampilkan lapan pelakon ternama". Utusan Malaysia. 25 February 2001. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  21. "Artis-artis hebat penuhi Gerak Khas The Movie II". Utusan Malaysia. 26 May 2002. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
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