Each of the twelve 50-minute episodes features a different aspect of the journey through life, from birth to adulthood and continuation of the species through reproduction.
Unfortunately the movie The Trials of Life is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Camera | Ian McCarthy | Director of Photography |
| Camera | James Gray | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Andrew Young | Director of Photography |
| Camera | David Curl | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Dion M. Casey | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Glen Carruthers | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Hugh Maynard | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Hugh Miles | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Chris Packham | Director of Photography |
| Camera | David Barlow | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Lindsay Cupper | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Doug Allan | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Gavin Thurston | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Barrie Britton | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Michael Pitts | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Michael W. Richards | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Rolf Moeltgen | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Stephen Bolwell | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Jim Frazier | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Alan Hayward | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Martin Dorhn | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Brian McDairmont | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Kevin Flay | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Kurt Hirschel | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Graham Frake | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Jonathan Watts | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Leonard Gilday | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Martyn Colbeck | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Bob Brown | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Richard Kirby | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Rick Rosenthal | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Rod Clarke | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Alan Goodall | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Red Denner | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Richard Ganniclifft | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Mike Potts | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Rodney Borland | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Owen Newman | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Philip Lovel | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Richard Gross | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Simon King | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Peter Scoones | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Richard Matthews | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Wade Nolan | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Maurice Fisher | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Michael deGruy | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Rodger Jackman | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Tim Shepherd | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Paul Atkins | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Paul Morris | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Ron Finne | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Martin Saunders | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Martin Singleton | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Mike Herd | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Rob Brownhill | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Steve Downer | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Simon Tucker | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Peter Jones | Executive Producer |
| Art | Alison Murphy | Graphic Designer |
| Production | Mary Summerill | Production Assistant |
| Editing | Angela Gallagher | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Graham Ross | Sound |
| Sound | Grace Atkins | Sound |
| Sound | Nora Drufovka | Sound |
| Production | Diana Richards | Production Assistant |
| Production | Sarah Byatt | Researcher |
| Production | Peter Jones | Producer |
| Sound | Donald MacIver | Sound |
| Sound | Susan Todd | Sound |
| Sound | Jan Aldenhoven | Sound |
| Sound | Bruce Wills | Sound |
| Editing | Luciano Marigo-Spitaleri | Colorist |
| Editing | Angela Groves | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | George Fenton | Music |
| Editing | Chris Orrell | Editor |
| Production | Keenan Smart | Producer |
| Sound | Nigel Tucker | Sound |
| Camera | Philip George | Drone Pilot |
| Directing | Mike Gunton | Director |
| Production | Mike Gunton | Producer |
| Editing | Chris Wade | Editor |
| Production | Rita Morris | Unit Manager |
| Sound | Errol Samuelson | Sound |
| Sound | Mark A. Van Der Willigen | Sound |
| Production | Neil Lucas | Researcher |
| Production | Marion Zunz | Producer |
| Editing | Martin Elsbury | Editor |
| Production | Alastair Fothergill | Producer |
| Editing | Jo Payne | Editor |
| Sound | Trevor Gosling | Sound |
| Production | Rupert Barrington | Researcher |
| Production | Gillian Baxendell | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Lyndon Bird | Sound |
| Sound | Mike Burgess | Sound |
| Sound | Roger Long | Sound |
| Production | Yvonne Webb | Production Secretary |
| Sound | Rogier Frederiks | Sound |
| Production | Nick Upton | Researcher |
| Production | Ruth Flowers | Production Assistant |
| Production | Chris McFarling | Researcher |
| Production | Jan Aldenhoven | Researcher |
