Simple decency in 'Downton Abbey'

Here follows a listing of the characters in season one of “Downton Abbey,” arranged in ascending order of fundamental human decency:

1. Thomas

2. O’Brien

3. Professor McGonagall The Dowager Countess

4. Lady Mary

5. Lady Edith

6. Mrs. Patmore

7. Daisy

8. Lady Sybil

9. The Earl of Grantham

10. Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham

11. Isobel Crawley

12. Mrs. Hughes

13. Gwen

14. Matthew Crawley

15. Carson

16. Anna

17. William

18. Bates

This list may be updated upon the successful completion of season two.