Joivan Wade, Percelle Ascott, and Dee Kaate star as three London youths who find a bag full of money.
After they spend tens of thousands of pounds on a shopping spree and massive party, the criminal it was stolen from demands they pay him back.
Derrick is waiting for a ride home from his friend Malcolm, and the thief is fleeing the Butcher's two thugs, Tiny and Streets; distracted, the two men unknowingly exchange bags.
Derrick finds employment with a fast food chicken restaurant, annoying his friends, who say he smells like a dead rat.
They rent a large venue, sparing no expense, and are especially pleased when they have the opportunity to deny entry to the rivals who had previously done the same to them.
Tiny and Streets, having discovered the bags were switched, reluctantly pay a homeless man in Derrick's neighborhood to point them toward youths who have been ostentatiously spending money.
Although initially successful, they lose a high-stakes game of blackjack and a followup bet to the winner, who takes their rental car as a prize.
The thugs briefly chase the boys, catch them, and take them to the Butcher, who plans to harvest and sell their organs on the black market.
Wade and Ascott said they became tired of being offered stereotypical roles and wanted to show London's black community in a more positive light.
[3] Phil Hoad of The Guardian rated The Weekend 3/5 stars and compared it to On the Buses, calling it "likable, freewheeling, a bit ropey".