- He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2006 Queen's New Year's Honours List for his services to the film industry.
- He was declared a citizen of the UK in 1995.
- His fly-on-the-wall documentary series Police (1982) showed the insensitive way in which police treated an allegation of rape. The public outrage when this was broadcast led to a change in the way that police forces investigated rape cases and the founding of a new rape squad of five female officers in the Reading police station shown in the documentary.
- Founding Board Member of the British broadcaster Channel 4.
- Roger Graef is one of Britain's leading television documentary-makers, often using 'fly-on-the-wall' techniques. He is particularly renowned for his documentaries involving police forces and issues of criminality, as well as a focus on youth and children's issues.
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