Emil Popov  Emil Popov is a fictional character and one of the main protagonists on the BNT crime series Pod Prikritie. He is portrayed by Vladimir Penev. He is a Bulgarian policeman who works everything by the book. As a young policeman, Popov worked with inspectors Tudzharov, Mironov and Stelyanov. But, later, Mironov and Stelyanov were killed and Tudzharov left the police, so, Popov stayed alone. In the first season, Popov recruited Martin Hristov to be his insider in Dzharo's group and to pass the informations from the inside. In "Episode 1.2", Popov's wife and daughter first appear. It seemed that Popov is having trouble in his marriage, because his wife believed his job is much relevant to him then his marriage. When his daughter brought her boyfriend home to meet her parents, Popov throw him out in the middle of the dinner because he realised that his daughter's boyfriend is a bad for her. In season 1 finale, Popov was kidnaped by Tudzharov's men and brought in the depo where Tudzharov beat him and, later, set up the fire in a tram in attempt to kill him and left. Later, Martin got there and saved him, but was shot. Mironov, who returned in Bulgaria an episode earlier, pointed a gun on a back of his head. In season two, Popov continue to manhunt Tudzharov and his men. Popov became a little jealous when his daughter told him about his wife's friend from the school, so Popov one night followed her, but saw that she met with her girlfriend from the school and returned home. Later, Popov found a message on his wife's cellphone from someone named "Tony" and his wife told him that it is her girlfriend Tony. His marriage got even more strained when his wife is raped by her friend from the school Anton Damyanov in "Episode 2.9". Popov found out about the event in season 2 finale and, when the police came in Damyanov's apartment and found him lying on the floor shot, he knelt down next to him and pressed his wound hardly and told him who he is. Popov later arrested Tudzharov and brought him to the court where he was sentenced on 37 years of prison. In season 3, after Tudzharov was released in a house arrest, Popov continue to investigate him and Ivo too.